AWS Security Blog
Tag: data sovereignty
Introducing the Overview of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud whitepaper
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently released a new whitepaper, Overview of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, available in English, German, and French, detailing the planned design and goals of this new infrastructure. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to help public sector organizations and customers in highly regulated […]
Podcast: Empowering organizations to address their digital sovereignty requirements with AWS
Developing strategies to navigate the evolving digital sovereignty landscape is a top priority for organizations operating across industries and in the public sector. With data privacy, security, and compliance requirements becoming increasingly complex, organizations are seeking cloud solutions that provide sovereign controls and flexibility. Recently, Max Peterson, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Vice President of Sovereign […]
Announcing initial services available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, backed by the full power of AWS
November 6, 2025: Roadmap update – We updated this post to remove AWS Wickr from the initial service list. October 21, 2025: Roadmap update – AWS IAM Identity Center is expected to be available in Q1 2026. June 25, 2025: We updated this post to include AWS Shield Standard. AWS Shield Advanced and AWS Firewall […]
AWS plans to invest €7.8B into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, set to launch by the end of 2025
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud, launching in 2025, is backed by a €7.8B investment in infrastructure, jobs creation, and skills development.
Introducing a new AWS whitepaper: Does data localization cause more problems than it solves?
Spanish version Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently released a new whitepaper, Does data localization cause more problems than it solves?, as part of the AWS Innovating Securely briefing series. The whitepaper draws on research from Emily Wu’s paper Sovereignty and Data Localization, published by Harvard University’s Belfer Center, and describes how countries can realize similar […]
Disaster recovery compliance in the cloud, part 2: A structured approach
August 21, 2023: This post has been updated in recognition of the announcement of the second Canadian Region to be opened in Calgary in late 2023 / early 2024. Compliance in the cloud is fraught with myths and misconceptions. This is particularly true when it comes to something as broad as disaster recovery (DR) compliance […]
Disaster recovery compliance in the cloud, part 1: Common misconceptions
Compliance in the cloud can seem challenging, especially for organizations in heavily regulated sectors such as financial services. Regulated financial institutions (FIs) must comply with laws and regulations (often in multiple jurisdictions), global security standards, their own corporate policies, and even contractual obligations with their customers and counterparties. These various compliance requirements may impose constraints […]