Digital sovereignty
Microsoft Sovereign Cloud
Keep the power of the cloud and AI under your control.
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Discover a sovereign cloud without compromise
Get a comprehensive set of sovereignty solutions across AI, productivity, security, and the cloud in one platform.
Sovereign Public Cloud
Run cloud and AI services with built-in sovereign controls across Microsoft’s public cloud.
Sovereign Private Cloud
Operate sensitive workloads under local control using hybrid or fully disconnected cloud environments.
National Partner Clouds
Leverage Microsoft cloud capabilities in independently operated clouds designed for specific regulatory requirements.
Scenarios
Sovereignty that meets your needs
Microsoft Sovereign Cloud is designed to support the full spectrum of digital sovereignty needs—without compromise.
- Leverage built-in governance tools like Azure Policy to align cloud environments with regulatory standards.
- Comply with sovereignty requirements across global and industry frameworks with Azure’s security and privacy controls.
- Get clear visibility into compliance risk and apply consistent governance across cloud environments using built-in Microsoft capabilities.
- Configure, deploy, and monitor workloads in support of sovereign operations in a unified portal
- Comply with local data requirements by processing Microsoft 365 Copilot AI data in-country, giving you greater control over where sensitive information resides.
- Train and run AI models locally using Azure Local, which gives you flexibility over data location, infrastructure, and model governance.
- Protect data with layered controls that encrypt data at rest, in transit, and in use, preventing access by cloud operators unless explicitly authorized.
- Operational access to European Microsoft Cloud services is approved by European personnel and tracked by tamper-evident logs.
- Bring and manage your own key stores on hardware security modules to gain an additional layer of encryption key control and protection.
- Choose where data is stored and processed with Azure regions and data residency options to help meet your sovereignty, compliance, and operational needs.
- Keep your data stored and processed within the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA), with options to place data in specific countries or across European regions.
- Support data residency regulations with a locally hosted, consistent management and developer experience.
- Choose locally hosted, hybrid, or fully disconnected environments with Azure Local and Microsoft 365 Local.
- Maintain service continuity through infrastructure redundancy, fault isolation, and recovery controls.
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