AWS European Sovereign Cloud: Engineered for trust

This article introduces the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an engineering-led solution designed to meet European data sovereignty and compliance requirements for regulated industries.

• Hardware-enforced isolation using AWS Nitro System prevents operator access to customer data
• Dedicated network infrastructure with EU-based management, independent connectivity, and European DNS services
• European root of trust with certificate authority and key management entirely within the EU
• Pre-built evidence packages support compliance under DORA, NIS2, GDPR, and public sector frameworks
• All operational staff are EU residents with no mechanism for non-EU personnel to access customer data
• Full-capability cloud environment supporting compute, storage, databases, analytics, ML, and AI services
• Used by organizations like Mendix, Hannover Medical School, and Dedalus for sensitive workloads

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud addresses sovereignty requirements through infrastructure-level controls rather than policy overlays, enabling European organizations to leverage full cloud capabilities while maintaining strict data residency and operational autonomy.