AWS European Sovereign Cloud – PROTOS is Launch Partner
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) is a sovereign-by-design cloud infrastructure that is operated, controlled, and secured entirely within the EU. It is physically and organizationally separate from other AWS regions and is aimed at companies and public institutions that have the highest requirements for data protection, compliance, and digital sovereignty.
The core principles of the ESC are:
- Data sovereignty: All data and metadata remain within the EU.
- Governance: Management, operation, and security operations exclusively by EU citizens.
- Resilience: Completely independent infrastructure that functions independently of systems outside Europe.
For many companies, this is more than just a technical requirement: they face the challenge of complying with regulatory requirements such as GDPR, NIS2, or industry-specific security guidelines while simultaneously expanding their digital innovation capabilities. ESC offers the decisive leverage here: it makes European sovereignty the standard, reduces compliance risks, and will quickly open up access to the full AWS ecosystem—from state-of-the-art automation services to AI-powered applications.
AWS invests in the ESC much faster and more comprehensively than many supposed alternatives on the market. This gives customers not only legal certainty and digital independence, but also the operational readiness to further develop their IT infrastructure in a scalable, innovative, and future-proof manner.
AWS is thus making a decisive contribution to Europe’s digital competitiveness and value creation, and PROTOS is officially accompanying this journey as a launch partner with clear, hands-on implementation: from customized architectures and migration projects to automation solutions that create real business value.
„The ESC gives our customers the assurance that they are on the safe side in terms of regulations while also allowing them to leverage the full innovative power of the cloud. This is precisely where we come in: we are turning a political discussion about digital sovereignty into a concrete technological opportunity for companies in Germany and Europe“, Sebastian Ullrich, CEO at PROTOS.
PROTOS as ESC Launch Partner
We recognized early on that customers and prospects have a growing need for digital sovereignty. In close partnership with AWS, PROTOS has been supporting preparations for several months to deliver the AWS ESC as quickly and securely as possible.
The goal is to provide customers with optimal support from the official launch of the ESC onwards, enabling them to migrate existing workloads smoothly or build new applications directly in the ESC. This positions us not only as a technical companion, but also as a strategic partner for sustainable cloud transformation.
Technical key points of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud
- Independent infrastructure: Own availability zones and data centers within the EU, physically and logically separated from other AWS regions.
- Governance & Security:
- Operated by an independent AWS company in Europe, managed by EU citizens.
- Dedicated European Security Operations Center (SOC).
- Network & Certification:
- Dedicated network PoPs for AWS Direct Connect.
- Own DNS (Amazon Route 53) and a European root CA (EU-TSP).
- Services offered (excerpt):
- Artifical Intelligence: Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Q & Amazon Bedrock
- Compute: Amazon EC2 & AWS Lambda
- Containers: Amazon EKS & Amazon ECS
- Database: Amazon Auroa, Amazon Dynamo DB & Amazon Relational Database
- Networking: Amazon VPC
- Security: AWS KMS & AWS Private Certificate Authority
- Storage: Amazon S3, Amazon EBS
- Compliance & Audits:
- Introduction of the Sovereign Requirements Framework (SRF).
- Regular audits according to standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 1/2/3, and BSI C5.
PROTOS complements this technological expertise with practical advice and customized architectural planning, enabling customers to benefit from ESC from day one.
„As a launch partner of ESC, we not only contribute in-depth technical expertise in AWS architectures, but also our hands-on mentality and experience from numerous transformation projects. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best possible support from day one—whether it’s migrating existing workloads or building new applications directly in ESC“, Karsten Quellec, CTO & Certified Trainer at PROTOS.
Investment in knowledge & further training
At PROTOS, it is part of our culture to continuously develop the skills and knowledge of our employees. The introduction of AWS ESC was received with great interest by the team, and the relevant training courses were successfully completed within a very short time.
This enables us to fulfill our commitment to understanding and adapting to technological and organizational innovations from AWS at an early stage. Only in this way can we ensure that our customers benefit immediately from new opportunities – confidently, securely, and efficiently.
Ready for the next step
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud combines the highest standards of sovereignty and security with the innovative power and service diversity of AWS.
As a launch partner, PROTOS stands for:
- Early detection during consultation and consistent support for ESC implementation.
- Deep expertise and technical excellence in AWS architectures.
- Continuing education, proactive adaptability, and proximity to AWS.
In this way, PROTOS continuously lays the foundation for customers to use confident, secure, and powerful cloud solutions in Europe—ready for the digital future.
