#sovereign-cloud

#sovereign-cloud

Across Europe and globally, organisations face rising regulatory demands, resilience expectations, and rapid tech innovation. Governments and enterprises need the cloud's power without losing control of their data. The announcement includes the commitment to the EU Data Boundary, which ensures that data processed by AI services for EU customers remains within the European Union. According to the company, this means that all customer data, whether at rest or in transit, will be stored and processed exclusively in the EU, unless customers explicitly direct otherwise.

The European economy is somewhat different to the rest of the world. Europe is still struggling with an overall GDP recovery, much more susceptible to the uncertainty with their global trade. They are looking at 'geo-repatriation,' a portion of the digital sovereignty movement who is trying to get more technology from companies closer to home.

"Bitrise plans to invest $3 million to create data centers in the EU that meet sovereign cloud requirements, ensuring that data used in app development doesn't leave the region."

Google's recent update to its sovereign cloud services includes an air-gapped solution designed for strict data security and customer privacy.