{"id":103461,"date":"2026-07-03T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/what-is-cloud-sovereignty-and-why-is-it-important\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:23:55","slug":"what-is-cloud-sovereignty-and-why-is-it-important","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/en\/what-is-cloud-sovereignty-and-why-is-it-important\/","title":{"rendered":"What is cloud sovereignty and why is it important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103461\" class=\"elementor elementor-103461 elementor-103427\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8414211 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8414211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bad8f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bad8f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe36bc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe36bc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62484cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62484cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a32b1d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a32b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sovereignty &amp; Compliance<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b63e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b63e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is cloud sovereignty and why is it important?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b33e6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b33e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud sovereignty means maintaining full control over data, infrastructure, and cloud services in order to be able to act technologically, legally, and operationally independent of third countries or proprietary providers.<br\/>It is crucial for data protection (GDPR), compliance, risk mitigation, and strategic independence in digital transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63ffef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b63ffef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cb04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d1cb04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555a5e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"555a5e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Definition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6e4ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a6e4ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2701d elementor-widget__width-auto submenu elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a2701d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#risiken\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Risks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac87891 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac87891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9d554 elementor-widget__width-auto submenu elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df9d554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#recht\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Legal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281ddc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"281ddc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6702881 elementor-widget__width-auto submenu elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6702881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#ziele\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Goals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5085e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c5085e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c0c16 elementor-widget__width-auto submenu elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75c0c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be82d8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be82d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8457e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8457e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does cloud sovereignty mean in concrete terms?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f5820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f5820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud sovereignty means maintaining full control over data, infrastructure, and cloud services in order to be able to act technologically, legally, and operationally independent of third countries or proprietary providers.<\/p><p>It describes the ability of companies and organizations to manage their digital infrastructure autonomously while reliably meeting data protection, compliance, and security requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b507573 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b507573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a492b86 elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a492b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8303c4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8303c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273ea41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"273ea41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are sovereign, GDPR-compliant clouds gaining importance in light of the geopolitical situation? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92d537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92d537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong>sovereign, GDPR-compliant cloud<\/strong> is critical for European companies because it ensures <strong>control over data, legal jurisdiction, and operational dependencies<\/strong>. These factors are increasingly under pressure, for example, due to geopolitical conflicts and the market power of a few global cloud corporations. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac45a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dac45a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccf582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fccf582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-blogteaser-cloud-geopolitisch-1500x1000-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-blogteaser-cloud-geopolitisch-1500x1000-1.webp 1500w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-blogteaser-cloud-geopolitisch-1500x1000-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-blogteaser-cloud-geopolitisch-1500x1000-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-blogteaser-cloud-geopolitisch-1500x1000-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9e845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a9e845\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92c81b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a92c81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geopolitics turns cloud into risk infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471d1c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471d1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current geopolitical situation (from trade conflicts and sanctions to the technological dominance of individual states) has turned the topic of cloud from an IT decision into a strategic <strong>risk and sovereignty issue<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c9863 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0c9863\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41f793 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e41f793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f5384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46f5384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-dsgvo1-1500x1000-1.webp\" title=\"fc26-cs-teaser-gdpr1-1500&#215;1000-1.webp\" alt=\"fc26-cs-teaser-gdpr1-1500x1000-1.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14a545 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b14a545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac17037 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac17037\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a9b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17a9b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital sovereignty is now part of economic and security policy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4530763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4530763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States and economic areas like the EU are beginning to understand digital infrastructures as critical resources. Whoever controls cloud infrastructure influences data flows, innovation capacity, and economic stability. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b65a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5b65a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2275930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2275930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu2-1500x1000-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-103457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu2-1500x1000-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu2-1500x1000-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu2-1500x1000-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu2-1500x1000-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e19ea5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e19ea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e336fd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e336fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb8c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbb8c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-European providers dominate the cloud market, with legal consequences<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c27c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c27c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe largest cloud providers are not subject to European law, but to the laws of the USA or other third countries. This creates an additional geopolitical risk dimension. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6357c20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6357c20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc51a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffc51a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu1-1500x1000-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-103458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu1-1500x1000-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu1-1500x1000-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu1-1500x1000-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-cs-teaser-eu1-1500x1000-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a4d9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0a4d9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4a5d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e4a5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659b466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"659b466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud partnerships must take European security interests into account<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460425f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460425f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollaboration with hyperscalers can be technologically sensible, but must always be viewed from the perspective of which security, compliance, and sovereignty risks arise from it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd123e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fd123e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67408d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67408d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49e527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a49e527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-dl-br-provider-checkw-de-1500x1000-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-dl-br-provider-checkw-de-1500x1000-1-1.png 960w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-dl-br-provider-checkw-de-1500x1000-1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc26-dl-br-provider-checkw-de-1500x1000-1-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc681d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dc681d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e821cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e821cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Provider Check: Is it worth switching?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651cbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"651cbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out when a cloud provider switch makes sense, how to evaluate costs, complexity, and dependencies, and how to future-proof your cloud architecture with the right strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a01696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a01696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/en\/modern-virtualization-for-future-proof-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To the white paper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a46cf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a46cf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f680cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f680cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GDPR vs. extraterritorial laws (e.g., CLOUD Act) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b23151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b23151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A central problem lies in the <strong>collision of European data protection law with extraterritorial laws<\/strong> of other states, such as the US CLOUD Act.<\/p><p>Even if data is physically stored in a data center in the EU, it can still be requested or made accessible by foreign authorities under certain circumstances if the cloud provider is subject to corresponding third-country law.<\/p><p>This leads to several risks:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bef34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97bef34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ab43a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80ab43a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183df3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"183df3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399bdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399bdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal conflicts between GDPR and third-country law<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afb4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6afb4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompanies find themselves in areas of tension where they must comply with European data protection requirements while simultaneously being potentially exposed to foreign access claims.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc38a71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc38a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3743b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3743b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk of compliance violations and fines<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e8101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e8101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViolations of the GDPR \u2013 such as inadmissible data transfers to third countries \u2013 can have significant financial and reputational consequences.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4f03d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac4f03d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a8801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7a8801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc-grafik-dsgvo-extratorital-600px.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc-grafik-dsgvo-extratorital-600px.webp 600w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc-grafik-dsgvo-extratorital-600px-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/fc-grafik-dsgvo-extratorital-600px-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15abf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f15abf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66d4b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a66d4b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a20bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a20bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beware of sovereignty washing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b9879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b9879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cData storage location in Europe\u201d is not enough. It is not sufficient to only store data in the EU. The decisive factor is who exercises legal sovereignty, i.e., which law the provider is subject to and how access is controlled.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82df935 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82df935\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188ce13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188ce13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>This problem is seen today as the main driver for cloud sovereignty: companies are looking for solutions where technical, organizational, and legal control fit together.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1d3a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee1d3a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b39893 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b39893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf10534 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf10534\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a1d68 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0a1d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dependency on a few global providers (hyperscaler risk)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1a4ca elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae1a4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European cloud market is heavily dominated by a few US hyperscalers: as of 2025, the corresponding market shares were around 70\u201380 percent, with a trend that has been rising for years. For companies, entering the cloud with a hyperscaler is convenient at first, but leads to structural dependencies in the medium to long term. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a409c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a409c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vendor lock-in through proprietary technologies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88e984 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c88e984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European cloud market is heavily dominated by a few US hyperscalers: as of 2025, the corresponding market shares were around 70\u201380 percent, with a trend that has been rising for years. For companies, entering the cloud with a hyperscaler is convenient at first, but leads to structural dependencies in the medium to long term. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bec89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5bec89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk from political decisions and sanctions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2832ec5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2832ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf essential parts of the IT infrastructure are with providers subject to the control of other states, this opens up a wide field of possible influencing factors: political decisions such as sanctions, trade tariffs, export restrictions, or regulatory requirements can have a direct impact on one&#8217;s own operations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba66b63 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba66b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dependency on pricing policy and business models<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379e9b8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"379e9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompanies are largely at the mercy of the hyperscalers&#8217; pricing policies. Changes can have a direct impact on the cost structure and planning security. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b162e29 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b162e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Europe therefore faces the challenge of utilizing the innovation opportunities of the cloud without losing control over critical infrastructures.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd89c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddd89c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The EU responds with concrete sovereignty requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c45d83 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c45d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EU has taken up the topic of cloud sovereignty and anchored it in a framework. This is intended to define <strong>clear requirements for cloud services<\/strong> used in the public sector and in security-critical areas.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828e51d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"828e51d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827b40a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"827b40a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f9574 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60f9574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f7c6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9f7c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To this end, eight central target areas were formulated in the Cloud Sovereignty Framework:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd4c46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd4c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-family: sans-serif;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Strategic<\/td> <td style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold; color: #000;\" rowspan=\"8\">sovereignty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Legal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Data and AI related<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Operational<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Supply chain relevant<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Technological<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Security &#038; compliance related<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa; padding: 10px 14px; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">\u2022 Ecological\/sustainable<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2ecd9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c2ecd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This shows that cloud sovereignty has developed into a <strong>measurable procurement and architecture criterion<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fdf11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7fdf11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb3d3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb3d3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be038d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9be038d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dc16a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52dc16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Result: Sovereign cloud is the foundation for digital agency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4654e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4654e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For European companies, this specifically means:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Compliance security<\/strong> (GDPR, NIS2, DORA)<\/li><li><strong>Reduced geopolitical dependency<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Resilience against crises and disruptions<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Strategic control over data and AI<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0db13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0db13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In short: The cloud is now part of the geopolitical reality of companies. This makes cloud sovereignty a <strong>core component of corporate strategy,<\/strong> as it no longer only affects IT architecture. <\/p><p>A sovereign, GDPR-compliant cloud is therefore the foundation for <strong>digital agency in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0864567 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0864567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694e143 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"694e143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f59506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f59506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How sovereign is your cloud really?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6c4a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db6c4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck which legal, technical, and organizational dependencies exist in your cloud infrastructure \u2013 and how you can secure data sovereignty, compliance, and digital agency in the long term.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641a4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"641a4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/en\/locations\/data-center-rosbach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discuss cloud strategy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba8b2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dba8b2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2849b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2849b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Short self-check:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702d735 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"702d735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Provider under EU law?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Data access traceable? <\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>No critical provider dependencies?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a1e64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85a1e64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918b5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"918b5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ \u2013 Frequently asked questions about cloud sovereignty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562d7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"562d7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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For that, cloud sovereignty is needed.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9032\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9032\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the biggest risk without a sovereign cloud? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"40\" zoomAndPan=\"magnify\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30.000001\" height=\"40\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><defs><clipPath id=\"1885aee520\"><path d=\"M 0.484375 0 L 29.515625 0 L 29.515625 29.03125 L 0.484375 29.03125 Z M 0.484375 0 \" 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