US public cloud giant AWS has unveiled a new company that will run its European sovereign cloud operations, with copious vows about security and autonomy.
Imaginatively named ‘AWS European Sovereign Cloud’ the new organisation is positioned as offering the maximum levels of local governance and control while still being owned by AWS. The parent company, which will formally launch before the end of this year, will be run by Kathrin Renz, who leads AWS’s industries business. But it’s OK because she’s nice and German and thus, we’re asked to believe, will prioritise Europe stuff.
"We’re taking a unique approach with AWS European Sovereign Cloud,” said Renz. “Customers tell us they don’t want to choose between feature-limited solutions or the full power of AWS, so we’ve designed the AWS European Sovereign Cloud to address European digital sovereignty requirements while maintaining the services portfolio, security, reliability, and performance that customers expect from AWS.
