"The aerospace manufacturer, which has already consolidated its datacenter estate and uses services like Google Workspace, now wants to move key on-premises applications including ERP, manufacturing execution systems, CRM, and product lifecycle management (aircraft designs) to the cloud. "I need a sovereign cloud because part of the information is extremely sensitive from a national and European perspective," Catherine Jestin, Airbus's executive vice president of digital, told The Register. "We want to ensure this information remains under European control.""
"Digital sovereignty has become more critical since Donald Trump's return to the White House in January. His policies created volatility in trade and geopolitical relations, prompting European customers to reduce reliance on US providers. While Microsoft, AWS, and Google have created solutions to address these concerns, fears persist about the US CLOUD Act, which allows authorities to request data held by American corporations in overseas datacenters. Microsoft admitted in French court last July it couldn't guarantee data sovereignty under this legislation."
Airbus is preparing a tender to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider. The company has consolidated its datacenter estate and uses Google Workspace. On-premises applications targeted for migration include ERP, manufacturing execution systems, CRM, and product lifecycle management containing aircraft designs. Airbus requires a sovereign cloud because some information is extremely sensitive from national and European perspectives and must remain under European control. The tender launches in early January with a decision expected before summer for a contract worth more than €50 million and up to ten years. Concerns about digital sovereignty are driven by geopolitical volatility and the US CLOUD Act.
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