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AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region

PRJ-0033 · Site · Brandenburg Region; individual availability-zone sites undisclosed, Brandenburg, Germany

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

AWS's first European Sovereign Cloud region became generally available in Brandenburg in January 2026. The operating service region spans multiple availability zones and uses a separate partition, governance and control model.

Headline: Not established in published records

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Project status · Operating

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4567 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jun 30, 2026

  1. Learn about AWS's long-term commitment to Germany

    Amazon · Document date: Jun 30, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0257 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/learn-about-awss-long-term-commitment-to-germany

  2. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Region name · Eusc de east-1

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4568 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Partition name · Aws eusc

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4569 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Availability zone count · Multiple zone

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4570 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Physical separation · Physically and logically separate

Design · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4573 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Content residency · Selected region unless customer chooses otherwise

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4574 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Operations personnel · EU residents in EU; transition to EU citizens in EU

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4575 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 14, 2026

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

  2. Built, operated, controlled and secured in Europe

    Amazon · Document date: Oct 16, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0254 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/built-operated-controlled-and-secured-in-europe-aws-unveils-new-sovereign-controls-and-governance-structure-for-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud

Long term investment · €7,800,000,000

Transaction scope · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4576 · Recorded claim type: Transaction scope · Review: Approved · Claim date: May 15, 2024

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

  2. AWS plans to invest €7.8 billion into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon · Document date: May 15, 2024 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0253 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/aws-plans-to-invest-7-8-billion-into-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud

Projected economic output · €17,200,000,000

Forecast · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4577 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: May 15, 2024

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

  2. AWS plans to invest €7.8 billion into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon · Document date: May 15, 2024 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0253 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/aws-plans-to-invest-7-8-billion-into-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud

Projected annual jobs · 2,800 FTE per year

Forecast · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4578 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: May 15, 2024

  1. Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Jan 14, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0251 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

  2. AWS plans to invest €7.8 billion into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon · Document date: May 15, 2024 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0253 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/aws-plans-to-invest-7-8-billion-into-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud

Compliance reports · SOC 2 Type 1; C5 Type 1; seven ISO certifications

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4579 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Mar 10, 2026

  1. AWS European Sovereign Cloud achieves first compliance milestone

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Mar 10, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0252 · Regulatory record · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-achieves-first-compliance-milestone-soc-2-and-c5-reports-plus-seven-iso-certifications/

Service count at compliance update · 69 service

Actual · AWS European Sovereign Cloud — Brandenburg Region (Project)

Claim 4580 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Mar 10, 2026

  1. AWS European Sovereign Cloud achieves first compliance milestone

    Amazon Web Services · Document date: Mar 10, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0252 · Regulatory record · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-achieves-first-compliance-milestone-soc-2-and-c5-reports-plus-seven-iso-certifications/

Counterparties and capital

Amazon Web Services · Operator · CMP-0152

Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL · Owner · CMP-0153

AWS European Sovereign Cloud Advisory Board · Government authority · CMP-0156

AWS European Sovereign Cloud German entities · Operator · CMP-0154

German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) · Government authority · CMP-0155

Investment commitment

€7,800,000,000 · May 15, 2024

AWS European Sovereign Cloud investment through 2040; not allocated to Brandenburg sites or a single phase.

Amazon Web Services (Sponsor)

Sources (2)

Financing record 28; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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