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AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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Price
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Amazon Web Services

Specifications & properties

Key decision factors

Provider type
Hyperscaler (sovereign) 1
Data residency
EU only 1
Sovereignty / deployment model
Sovereign cloud 1

Sovereignty & data residency

Data-centre locations
Germany (Brandenburg) 1
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A physically separate AWS cloud operated by EU residents from Brandenburg, Germany — a US-hyperscaler sovereign offering, not an EU-owned provider.

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AWS European Sovereign Cloud

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is Amazon's answer to European data-sovereignty demands — and an important contrast to EU-owned providers. It is "a physically and logically separate cloud infrastructure, with all components located entirely within the EU", with its first region "in the state of Brandenburg, Germany" and "operated exclusively by EU residents located in the EU".

Customer content and metadata "remain within EU boundaries unless customers choose otherwise", and AWS has created dedicated German legal entities with EU-resident management to insulate operations. This is a genuine step beyond a normal region.

However, buyers should classify it honestly as a hyperscaler-sovereign offering: the ultimate parent, Amazon, is a US company, so debate continues over exposure to US legislation such as the CLOUD Act. For teams that need AWS's service breadth with strong EU controls it is compelling; for those seeking a fully EU-owned provider, IONOS, OVHcloud or Aleph Alpha are the alternatives.

Frequently asked questions

Is the AWS European Sovereign Cloud an EU company?

No. It is operated by EU residents from Germany and legally separated, but the ultimate parent is US-based Amazon — hence its classification as a hyperscaler-sovereign offering.

Where is it located?

Its first region is in Brandenburg, Germany, generally available today, with all components located entirely within the EU.