Nearly 50% of European organizations store sensitive data in the public cloud, and 64% are moving an increasing amount of privacy-sensitive data there. These trends have raised concerns within the European Union regarding the risk of foreign access to this data, particularly as cloud services are dominated by non-European providers. Consequently, a growing number of regulations have been introduced to control international data flows and prevent unauthorized access by non-European authorities.

Other concerns include general geopolitical uncertainty, cybersecurity threats, and the growing need for security and business continuity. As many as 63% of EMEA organizations consider data sovereignty to be 'extremely important'.

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Achieving sovereign cloud status by gaining full control over sensitive data

As Europe moves toward greater data transparency and regulatory compliance, Fundaments is meeting the growing demand for a secure, locally built sovereign cloud infrastructure for Managed Service Providers and Independent Software Vendors in the Netherlands.

Fundaments' journey to the Sovereign Cloud began with a tender. "We needed to know where data was stored, where it flowed, and who had access to it," says Fundaments CTO Larik-Jan Verschuren. "These questions are crucial for a modern data economy, as data is the crown jewel of any organization. Data is power. We had to be certain that all data, including metadata, remained on sovereign soil."

By applying advanced techniques and processes to meet these strict security requirements, Fundaments gained a significant advantage, becoming the first cloud provider in the Netherlands to achieve VMware Sovereign Cloud status in 2022.

Read the full VMware case study here

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