AWS, SAP PARTNER TO LAUNCH SOVEREIGN CLOUD CAPABILITIES IN EUROPE

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SAP SE (SAP) have unveiled plans to make SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new, independent cloud for Europe backed by a planned 7.8 billion euros investment from Amazon. (1 Euro = RM4.94)

According to a statement, the collaboration builds on the companies’ longstanding partnership and SAP’s comprehensive new approach to digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.

AWS vice president of Compute and Machine Learning, David Brown said the company is delighted that SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities will be available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, giving organisations more choice in how they meet their sovereignty requirements while leveraging best-in-class cloud technologies.

SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities are security-hardened cloud solutions aligned with industry standards for regulated industries and governments.

The collaboration will focus on uniting these capabilities and SAP's deep enterprise expertise with AWS infrastructure and operational expertise to meet customers’ evolving digital sovereignty needs across Europe.

Set to launch its first AWS Region in Brandenburg, Germany, by the end of 2025, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is designed to give public sector organisations and customers in highly regulated industries further choice.

The offering can help these organisations meet their unique digital sovereignty needs, including data residency, operational autonomy, and resiliency requirements.

SAP Sovereign Cloud on AWS European Sovereign Cloud solutions will initially include SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Cloud ERP that will provide customers with a secure foundation for managing critical business processes and sensitive data while supporting compliance with relevant regulations.

Both companies have been innovating in the cloud together for more than 16 years, and this new collaboration builds on that history to support customers’ digital sovereignty requirements and accelerate their digital transformation in Europe.

-- BERNAMA