Anexia: Cloud Provider from Austria Celebrates Anniversary
Over 20 years of cloud infrastructure from Austria, AI as a catalyst—and why digital sovereignty arises where data is actually processed.
"You either shrink – or you grow." How Anexia became one of Europe's leading independent infrastructure companies in 20 years.
Twenty years is not a number. It is the result of a decision made again and again, every single day: to keep going, to grow, to take responsibility – even when standing still would have been easier. Alexander Windbichler founded Anexia in 2006 in Klagenfurt – as an internet service provider and cloud provider from Austria with the ambition to turn technology into real value. Today, Anexia operates 100 data centers worldwide, employs over 500 people, and serves 210,000 customers across 70 countries with cloud and network infrastructure.
AI as a Multiplier – Not a Threat
In his portrait for Austrian daily Kleine Zeitung, Windbichler talks about artificial intelligence not as a threat to jobs, but as a multiplier for the workforce. And he raises a question that goes far beyond technology: why aren't we using a share of education budgets to give students across Austria and Europe access to the world's best AI models?
"AI makes us extremely fast – but Europe must decide for itself what infrastructure that runs on."
Digital Sovereignty Starts at the Infrastructure Level
As a cloud provider headquartered in Austria, Anexia is subject exclusively to European law – not the US Cloud Act. That means no extraterritorial access to customer data, no legal gray areas around jurisdiction. Digital sovereignty is not built through software labels or cloud regions with a European address – it is built where data is actually processed, under which law, and by whom.
Read the full article in German here: Kleine Zeitung
Cloud Infrastructure by Anexia
Anexia offers a global cloud solution developed and secured in Europe, guaranteeing digital sovereignty. Our infrastructure is globally connected while meeting strict European data protection standards, giving customers robust data control and full transparency. With over 100 server locations worldwide – including data centers in Austria – Anexia is a trusted cloud provider and a reliable alternative to AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Anexia is a European cloud provider without Cloud Act exposure.
