In this session, we’ll explore the concept of Digital Sovereignty and how it is being realized through AWS’s upcoming European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) — a cloud infrastructure sovereign by design.
With a major investment of $7.8 billion, AWS positions the ESC as a key enabler for organizations that prioritize data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and digital trust in a shifting geopolitical landscape.
The European Sovereign Cloud is built to meet the specific needs of public sector and highly regulated industries within the EU. It ensures that all customer data — including metadata — stays entirely within the EU, in full compliance with European laws. ESC will be completely separate from the global AWS infrastructure, featuring independent IAM, billing, and support systems.
Operations, technical support, and customer services will be carried out exclusively by EU-based personnel. The first region is scheduled to launch by the end of 2025 in Brandenburg, Germany.
We’ll also take a closer look at the legal and operational structure of the ESC, and what sets it apart from other sovereign cloud offerings.
This session will equip you with all the essential information to understand, evaluate, and prepare for the launch of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

First delivered on July 7th at the AWS User Group Nuremberg Meetup.
The session runs for approximately 45 minutes, but due to high interest and frequent Q&A — especially from attendees outside the AWS ecosystem — it's best to plan for a full hour.