SAP advanced a European digital sovereignty plan with the launch of a dedicated cloud service that unifies existing systems to protect regional data.
The company stated the European Union (EU) AI Cloud is a full-stack set-up offering multiple levels of sovereignty and data centre options. SAP emphasised partnerships as a key element, supporting to design and deploy approaches compatible with European data residency regulations.
Deployments of the EU AI Cloud are handled by SAP’s existing Sovereign Cloud product, allowing elements including the infrastructure, platform and software to be tailored.
The company highlighted a collaboration that provides access to Cohere’s turnkey AI platform. The arrangement was created to enable companies to access deeper insights without breaching data residency rules, in turn unlocking opportunities around innotifyigent automation and updating core business processes.
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SAP stated it also works closely with companies including Mistral AI and OpenAI to integrate the technology into its cloud service. It expects European enterprises and public sector organisations to benefit by gaining access to “the latest AI innovations securely”.
The service is being launched at a time of greater scrutiny on data sovereignty in the EU and beyond.
Last week, Orange and Deutsche Telekom called for the development of common rules for cloud services in the region.
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