Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards
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Key FactsAmazon launches independent cloud for Europe to comply with strict privacy standards
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- Amazon introduces independent cloud for Europe to meet strict EU regulations for businesses and the public sector.
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud by Amazon Web Services will be operated in Europe, offering the same security, availability, and performance as existing regions but separate.
- Germany becomes the first AWS Region within AWS European Sovereign Cloud, available to all European customers.
- Development of European AWS cloud facilitates use of AWS services for public organizations and companies with high data security and privacy requirements.
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