European aerospace giant Airbus plans to migrate mission-critical systems to a sovereign European cloud. This move shifts the company away from American technology providers, specifically naming Microsoft, Google, and AWS. The decision stems from concerns over U.S. legislation that could compel American firms to grant the U.S. government access to data, even if stored in Europe.
Airbus handles sensitive national and European information. To ensure European control, the company will move key on-premise applications, including ERP, manufacturing execution systems, and product lifecycle management, to the new cloud environment.
This development highlights a significant challenge for U.S. cloud providers in Europe. Digital sovereignty is becoming a more pressing concern for both private companies and public sector organizations across the continent.
While Microsoft has stated it has not received data requests from the US government for data held on its European servers, the potential legal obligation remains a key factor for companies like Airbus.