Digital sovereignty with AWS

AWS European Sovereign Cloud With Arvato Systems

For everyone who wants to be sovereignly sovereign

The Cloud for Everyone Who Values Performance over Panic

In the discussion about sovereign IT and data protection, opinions clash - often polarizing, often emotional. But if you want to remain sovereign, you need one thing above all: a cool head. With the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, you benefit from the power of global Hyperscalers and, at the same time, from consistent European data sovereignty. Your data remains in the EU, you retain control - with your own keys, on European servers, managed by European experts.

 

At Arvato Systems, we recognize the importance of data security. But we also know that if you want to stay ahead of the competition, you need more than just fear-mongering - you need reliable performance, scalability, and innovation. Don't let yourself be unsettled. Decide with confidence. We will accompany you on the way to a cloud that offers both maximum security and maximum performance.

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud - Top IT Has Never Been So European

 

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud marks the start of a new chapter for digital sovereignty in Europe. First-class performance, the highest security standards, and uncompromising data sovereignty - developed and operated in Europe, for European companies. Your data is guaranteed to remain in the EU and under your control. The AWS ESC combines the best of both worlds: state-of-the-art cloud technology and true European independence. No other Hyperscaler has moved as consistently towards sovereign European IT as AWS. This level of Commitment to the European location and European data protection requirements convinced us. That's why we chose the AWS European Sovereign Cloud as a partner for our vision of a sovereign cloud for Europe. A cloud that offers Europe the highest performance and security in terms of research and business.

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Radically Relaxed About Data Protection

Against the excited discussions and the shrill tones on social media surrounding sovereign IT, we have something: the serenity of better knowledge. Because we know: With the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, you are relying on an infrastructure that not only minimizes theoretical risks, but also is equipped to counter real, everyday threats. Cyber attacks, ransomware, and data leaks - these are the real dangers for European companies. And this is precisely where you benefit from the security expertise and advanced protection mechanisms of a global technology leader, combined with consistent European data sovereignty.

 

Your data remains in the EU, encrypted with your own keys, protected by multiple layers of security, and managed by certified experts. The result? Maximum protection with maximum performance. While others continue to discuss hypothetical scenarios, you have long been protected against the risks that truly matter. That's what we call superior.

But the Cloud Act!

This challenge of the Cloud Act has not been fully resolved even with the ESC. But: Since 2018, AWS has never transmitted data of foreign customers to US authorities.

To protect your data just in case, you should encrypt securely. This is where your partnership with Arvato Systems really pays off. We manage your keys on our own hardware - AWS does not have access. This gives you seamless convenience when using your cloud services and the greatest possible security for your data.

Protection against cyber attacks

Cybercrime causes considerable damage - in 2024 alone, the losses of German companies amounted to 178 billion euros (source: "Wirtschaftsschutz 2024" study, Bitkom). With the AWS ESC, you benefit from the advanced security architecture of a leading global IT provider in an additionally protected European legal framework - for reliable protection against current and future threats.

Regulatory compliance

GDPR, NIS2, DORA, C5 Testat Type 1 and 2- the regulatory requirements in Europe are not getting any less stringent. With the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and Arvato Systems, you meet the highest compliance standards: Data remains in the EU, is processed in accordance with European law and is under your control at all times. This creates the perfect basis for audits, certifications and legally compliant cloud use - without additional effort, without compromises.

Guaranteed physical data access

Your data remains physically in the EU at all times. So you always have secure access to your data at all times and for all eventualities.

Legal independence

Creation of a cloud legally independent of third countries with German legal form and European law with the European Sovereign Cloud (ESC).

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Extreme Is Extremely Wrong

Why a 100% EU-only Cloud sounds good, but it's still a bad idea.

You forego innovative strength

If you do without AWS, you also do without over $35 billion (Sources: Financial Times, R&D World), which are invested in research and development around cloud IT every year.

This means: You are falling behind year after year on topics such as automation or AI.

You sacrifice reliability & performance

AWS offers massive redundancies and, as a global player, can offer latency optimization, for example.For example, it can offer latency optimizations that a purely European cloud cannot achieve in this way.

This means: Without AWS, your competitors will be faster, your user experience worse.

You forego global scalability

Whoever operates internationally needs a global infrastructure and must be able to meet many different compliance standards. Pure EU clouds cannot achieve this in this way.

This means: Your solutions do not scale with your international business.

Even More Independence, Even More Security with Arvato Systems

Sovereignty doesn't just start in the cloud - it begins with choosing the right partner. As an independent consultant and AWS European Sovereign Cloud Launch Partner, we work with you to develop a cloud strategy tailored to your specific requirements. Whether 100% AWS European Sovereign Cloud, hybrid, private, or Multi-cloud approach: We analyze, plan, and implement the solution that really suits you.

 

From the initial consultation to implementation and daily operation, we are at your side as a partner. With decades of experience in complex IT infrastructures and in-depth AWS expertise, we not only make your cloud sovereign but also future-proof. Because true independence means: you decide. We make sure it works.

AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency
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So That Everything Always Runs Smoothly: The Arvato Systems All-Round Service

With us, you not only get a highly available infrastructure, but also a team that is just as reliable for you. From conception and migration through to operation, we work in partnership with you through all project phases.

 

And even after that, we remain your partner at eye level: with proactive monitoring, fast response times, and experts who know your systems inside out. Our goal is your secure operation - today, tomorrow, and in the long term. Because real availability not only means 99.9% uptime, but also the certainty that someone will be there in an emergency who knows what to do.

Many years of experience in cloud transformations
ESC Launch Partnership
In-depth industry expertise
End-to-End Services from one Hand
Individual advice instead of standard solutions
Tight and trustworthy customer support

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