AWS to run European Sovereign Cloud without global backbone on Oct 24
On October 24, AWS will operate its European Sovereign Cloud without a connection to the AWS Global Network backbone, using a team of EU residents and the region’s own hardware and software. AWS says neither of the two systems being severed is operation‑critical. Practitioners are divided over whether the exercise answers the question customers are asking.
Why it matters: It highlights how cloud providers can isolate regional services, affecting reliability and data‑sovereignty considerations for enterprises.
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