data sovereignty

Amazon launched its AWS European Sovereign Cloud in Brandenburg, Germany in January 2026 with €7.8 billion in investment and ~90 services, but legal experts warn the U.S. CLOUD Act may undermine its core sovereignty guarantees.

Germany's first industrial AI cloud delivers 0.5 ExaFLOPS from a converted bank building cooled by the Eisbach river, marking Europe's boldest bid for AI independence from US hyperscalers.