"SAP says it will pump €20 billion into expanding sovereign cloud infrastructure in Europe over the next ten years, pitching itself as a secure and compliant alternative to American cloud giants. The Germany-based enterprise software biz is looking to provide sovereign infrastructure for the public sector and regulated environments, said Thomas Saueressig, board member for customer services and delivery. "With our expanded SAP Sovereign Cloud offering, SAP is unlocking access to the full spectrum of cloud innovations and AI capabilities for all markets and industries while ensuring these advancements are delivered in a sovereign framework and on customers' own terms.""
"SAP is offering three options for businesses concerned about data sovereignty and compliance. First is SAP Cloud Infrastructure, an IaaS platform developed and operated with open source technologies within SAP's datacenter network. The vendor said all data is to be stored within the EU to maintain compliance with GDPR. Secondly, SAP is offering a Sovereign Cloud On-Site within a customer-owned or customer-selected datacenter. It is designed to offer high levels of data, operational, technical, and legal sovereignty."
SAP will invest €20 billion over the next ten years to expand sovereign cloud infrastructure across Europe and position itself as a secure, compliant alternative to US cloud hyperscalers. The offering targets public-sector and regulated environments and includes three deployment options: SAP Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) with EU data storage, a Sovereign Cloud On-Site hosted in customer-owned or selected datacenters for legal and operational sovereignty, and Delos Cloud in Germany for country-specific requirements. GDPR governs European data sovereignty, with recent enforcement such as a €1.2 billion fine against Meta in Ireland. SAP has partnerships with Mistral and Capgemini to support customers.
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