Sovereign Public Cloud

sander@nimbusnation.xyz — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Almost all major US-Based Public Cloud Companies Like Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle have introduced something they call a soverign cloud. But is that even possible, since any and all US Based Public Cloud companies must abide by the CLOUD Act?

Examples of Sovereign Public Cloud Practices:

Here are some examples of Public Cloud providers pertaining to have a Public Cloud offering that is targeted towards Europe’s Sovereign Cloud need.

So what does Sovereign mean?

Is this really Sovereign?

In short, no!

America's CLOUD Act

sander@nimbusnation.xyz — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Most of the IT engineers that have dealt with American technology have heard of the CLOUD Act. A law that is present in the U.S.A. That law gives American companies the compelling duty to hand over data if the need arises according to the American Government. The actual word CLOUD referred to in this law’s name is an acronym rather than derived from the word Cloud or Cloud computing. The acronym stands for Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data. Which in itself means that it is far more than just a law that controls Cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon, or Google.

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Sovereign Public Cloud

Examples of Sovereign Public Cloud Practices:

So what does Sovereign mean?

Is this really Sovereign?

America's CLOUD Act