European Sovereign Cloud: AWS & Digital Strategy
White paper overview
European organizations face growing regulatory pressure and increasing costs from cloud lock-in. This white paper explains how the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, launched in Germany in 2025, brings hyperscale cloud capabilities to fully EU-isolated infrastructure, and how Andersen’s Well-Architected Review can reduce sovereignty risk by 40% to 60%.
Who this white paper is for:
CIOs and CTOs
To gain full cloud sovereignty without giving up hyperscaler capabilities.
Infrastructure & Cloud Leaders
To remove U.S. CLOUD Act exposure and keep security operations in the EU.
Security & Compliance Leaders
To map GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the EU Data Act to ESC controls.
Why this white paper matters
Regulation and market data have moved sovereign cloud onto the boardroom agenda.
75% of enterprises outside the U.S.
Will have a digital sovereignty strategy by 2030, supported by a sovereign cloud strategy (Gartner, 2026).
83% growth in a year
European sovereign cloud IaaS spend is forecast to rise from $6.9 billion in 2025 to $12.6 billion in 2026, the fastest growth rate of any major region (Gartner, 2026).
Zero switching fees from 2027
From January 12, 2027, the EU Data Act bans cloud switching charges (Art. 29), removing a barrier to changing providers. Technical portability (Art. 30) still needs to be engineered.
See how regulated teams run sovereign AWS infrastructure inside EU borders
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