Glossary
Sovereign Cloud
Cloud infrastructure that stays under the jurisdiction of a specific country or region.
Definition
Sovereign cloud refers to cloud infrastructure where data residency, access, and control remain within a defined geographic and legal boundary, typically the European Union. Unlike public cloud services operated by US hyperscalers, sovereign cloud ensures that data cannot be accessed by foreign governments under laws like the US CLOUD Act.
Why it matters
For European enterprises and regulated industries, sovereign cloud is no longer optional. NIS2, RGPD, and sector-specific regulations increasingly require that sensitive data stays within EU jurisdiction. Beyond compliance, it is an operational resilience argument: your data should be where your business operates.
Our take
We deploy all infrastructure on Hetzner Frankfurt by default. EU data residency is not an add-on. It is the starting point.
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