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AWS European Sovereign Cloud to Demonstrate Independent Operation on October 24, 2026
Key points
- Exercise scheduled for October 24, 2026.
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud will operate without AWS Global Network backbone.
- Traffic will reroute over the public internet during the exercise.
- Operational team consists entirely of EU residents within the EU.
Independent Operation Demonstration
On October 24, 2026, AWS will conduct an exercise to demonstrate the independent operation of its European Sovereign Cloud. For several hours, the cloud will operate without a connection to the AWS Global Network backbone, which is AWS's private network for operational data transfer between AWS locations. During this period, authorized AWS operational data will securely reroute over the public internet.
Service Availability and Connectivity
The exercise is not expected to affect service availability within the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, other AWS Regions, or private connectivity via AWS Direct Connect. Customers may experience brief connectivity disruptions at the beginning and end of the exercise as traffic switches network routes, after which normal connectivity will resume.
EU-Based Operations
The exercise will be executed by an operational team composed entirely of EU residents located within the EU. This team will use only the hardware and software resources of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The Managing Directors of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiated this exercise to showcase its operational independence.
About AWS European Sovereign Cloud
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud located in Brandenburg, Germany. Its data centers are physically and logically separate from other AWS Regions and include a local, in-EU copy of the source code. All customer content and metadata remain within the EU, and the cloud is operated exclusively by EU residents, with no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure.
Verifying Regulatory Compliance
This exercise aims to produce verifiable technical and operational evidence of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud's ability to operate independently within the EU. It is designed to align with regulatory standards requiring operational independence for sovereign cloud environments.
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Reporting from
AWS will conduct an exercise on October 24, 2026, to demonstrate that its European Sovereign Cloud can operate independently of non-EU infrastructure. During this period, the cloud will function without a connection to the AWS Global Network backbone, with traffic rerouted over the public internet, to verify its operational independence for European customers.