Potsdam becomes IT hotspot: Amazon invests 7.8 billion euros!

Potsdam becomes IT hotspot: Amazon invests 7.8 billion euros!

Potsdam, Deutschland - The settlement of a subsidiary of Amazon in Potsdam ensures a breath of fresh air in the city's innovation location. Bernd Rubelt, Wirtschaftsbeigeordneter von Potsdam, begrüßt die Gründung der AWS European Sovereign Cloud GmbH, die das Ziel verfolgt, die Cloud-Dienste von Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Europa zu stärken. The headquarters of the new society will be in Potsdam and the city speaks of a significant step into the future.

AWS plans a comprehensive investment of 7.8 billion euros by the end of 2025 to build at least three new large -scale counters in Brandenburg. This is particularly noteworthy, since a year ago it was signaled in the development of an EU cloud in Brandenburg. City spokeswoman Christine Homann sees the project as future -oriented for the development of future industries in Potsdam.

Details about the AWS European Sargegn Cloud

The AWS European Severgäun Cloud is equipped with its own governance structure and a security operations center (SoC). The management of this cloud is taken over by EU citizens to meet local legal requirements. With Kathrin Renz as the first managing director, who has more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will play a central role, especially with regard to compliance and security.

This cloud will be the first fully independent sovereign cloud in Europe and aim to meet European requirements for digital sovereignty. AWS emphasizes the control of customers about their data and the choice of data backup in the cloud. With the help of an independent advisory board, which consists of EU citizens, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is continuously monitored.

digital sovereignty in Europe

The initiative for the AWS European Severgäun Cloud comes at a time when Europe is facing a digital turning point. The dominance of US giants in the cloud market is enormous; They hold around 70 percent market share. With the EU project "8ra", which aims to develop a confident European Edge cloud, an important step is undertaken to counteract the dependency on US providers.

As part of "8ra", 12 EU countries and around 150 partners are working to create a networked cloud-edge infrastructure that is intended to strengthen European companies. The creation of data centers for storing large amounts of data is crucial for innovations in digital areas, especially for intelligent data processing and AI applications.

In order to strengthen digital sovereignty, political support and investments are necessary. The expansion of powerful infrastructures that are independent of the existing providers is sought. Uniform standards and interoperability are of crucial importance for the creation of a successful digital infrastructure "Made in Europe".

With the development of the AWS European SOEUGEGN Cloud and the activities as part of "8ra", Europe is the opportunity to not only strengthen its own digital independence, but also to develop sustainable solutions for the entire continent. This commitment could be crucial for digital transformation in Europe and help to ensure that the continent is freed from the dependence on US data providers.