Worldwide investment surge in sovereign cloud infrastructure, with India identified as a major hub: SAP's Martin Merz's assertion
SAP Investing €20 Billion in Global Sovereign Cloud Setup, Launches Secure Facility in India
In a significant move towards digital sovereignty, SAP, the German multinational software corporation, has announced a €20 billion investment in its global sovereign cloud setup. As part of this initiative, SAP has inaugurated a Secure Operational Facility at SAP Labs India Innovation Park, Bengaluru.
The newly launched Secure Operational Facility is purpose-built to meet the stringent requirements of India's National Security Authorities. Designed in full compliance with India's National Information Security Policy & Guidelines (NISPG), this facility serves as a strategic hub for innovation, compliance assurance, and co-creation with Indian customers.
Martin Merz, President of SAP Sovereign Cloud at SAP-SE, stated that SAP Sovereign Cloud in India supports the country's path as a growing hub for innovation. Offering customers freedom of choice to embrace cloud and AI while retaining full control over data and operations, the SAP Sovereign Cloud in India is a full-stack framework, spanning infrastructure, platform, applications, and AI.
The SAP Sovereign Cloud in India delivers flexibility and innovation while meeting the highest sovereignty standards. It strengthens cloud innovation with four key dimensions of control: data, operational, technical, and legal sovereignty. By ensuring data remains secure, compliant, and within sovereign boundaries, SAP is enabling India's regulated industries to innovate fearlessly.
Manish Prasad, President & MD of SAP Indian Subcontinent, mentioned that the launch of SAP Sovereign Cloud in India underscores SAP's unwavering commitment to the nation's digital transformation journey. The SAP Sovereign Cloud in India offers customers a range of deployment models, including SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site in customer data center and a hyperscaler-based option in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
However, no specific Indian companies have been publicly announced as users of SAP Sovereign Cloud in India according to the available search results. The launch of the Secure Operational Facility advances digital sovereignty solutions that are built in India, for India, and is designed to empower governments and regulated industries to modernize with cloud and AI while retaining full control over their most sensitive data and systems.
The Secure Operational Facility is fully aligned with Government Security Policies and Guidelines and is designed to support the country's vision of a self-reliant, technologically empowered future, where digital growth is driven by trust, resilience, and strategic sovereignty. The launch of the Secure Operational Facility is not mentioned in the earlier bullet points.
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