Overview
- AWS says the new environment is physically and logically separate from other regions, with infrastructure and operations kept entirely within the European Union.
- A locally controlled parent company and German subsidiaries staffed by EU citizens run the cloud, led by Stéphane Israël with Stefan Hoechbauer as managing director.
- Technical measures include dedicated EU-based identity, billing and metadata systems, access to a source-code replica by authorized EU-resident staff only in extreme cases, and the ability to function during internet or export-control disruptions.
- The Brandenburg region launches with more than 90 services and is backed by over €7.8 billion committed in Germany through 2040, with expansion planned to Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal.
- The rollout coincides with EU investigations into major cloud providers under the Digital Markets Act and ongoing doubts about whether U.S. laws such as the CLOUD Act can be fully offset.