AWS establishes new German corporate presence to advance European sovereign cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, is forming a new parent company and three subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud the company is launching in the European Union. AWS VP Kathrin Renz will serve as managing director of AWS’ German corporate parent, which will also be led by EU-based “government security and privacy official[s],” according to Amazon. The German company will oversee the aforementioned new sovereign cloud, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which is scheduled to launch by the end of 2025. “Everything needed to operate the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is in the EU,” wrote AWS in a blog post. “In addition to independent infrastructure, there will be zero operational control outside of EU borders; only AWS employees, residing in the EU, will control day-to-day operations, including access to data centers, technical support, and customer service for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.” A growing number of tech giants and cloud provider ... Read full article.