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\"Anexia<\/a><\/p>\n

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In DerStandard, Anexia CEO Alexander Windbichler<\/strong> has voiced significant criticism regarding Amazon\u2019s proposed \u201cEuropean Sovereign Cloud.\u201d Windbichler highlights concerns over the potential for insufficient digital sovereignty and persistent vendor dependencies, advocating for genuinely independent European cloud solutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Digital Sovereignty: Why European Operations Alone Are Not Enough<\/h2>\n

Since control stems not from local staff<\/strong> but from ownership<\/strong>, software sovereignty<\/strong>, and technical decision-making authority<\/strong>. In his view, despite the EU\u2019s operations, Europe remains structurally dependent on the U.S. parent company.<\/p>\n

The article in German can be read here: Der Standard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Anexia Cloud Infrastructure<\/h3>\n

Anexia provides a Global Cloud solution, architected and secured within Europe, ensuring digital sovereignty. Our infrastructure is globally connected while adhering to strict European data protection standards, offering clients robust data control and transparency. With over 100 server locations worldwide, including data centers in Austria, Anexia is a reliable cloud provider and a European alternative to hyperscalers such as AWS<\/span><\/span>, Microsoft Azure<\/span><\/span>, and Google Cloud<\/span><\/span>. Anexia is not subject to the CLOUD Act.<\/p>\n

Global Cloud made in Europe \u2013 Globally connected. Protected in Europe.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anexia CEO Alexander Windbichler: Digital sovereignty is not a question of location, but of ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":8891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1131,2691,2737],"tags":[2815,1909,2801,2669,2799,2695,2811],"yoast_head":"\nDigital Sovereignty: Anexia CEO criticizes Amazon's EU cloud - ANEXIA Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anexia CEO challenges Amazon's EU cloud: digital sovereignty requires ownership and software control \u2013 not just local operations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/anexia.com\/blog\/en\/digital-sovereignty-anexia-ceo-criticizes-amazons-eu-cloud\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital Sovereignty: Anexia CEO criticizes Amazon's EU cloud - 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