SAP expands sovereign cloud vision with EU AI Cloud
EU AI Cloud integrates models from leading partners and provides multiple deployment paths that help European organisations balance innovation with sovereignty.
SAP introduced the EU AI Cloud as part of a unified plan that aims to support Europe’s digital sovereignty goals.
The offering consolidates SAP’s existing sovereign cloud work under one structure and provides organisations with a way to meet strict regulatory and operational needs, ensuring full EU data residency.
Customers can select deployment options that match their level of required control, ranging from SAP’s European data centres to on-site infrastructure.
SAP is also expanding its partnership with Cohere to integrate advanced multimodal and agentic AI features through Cohere North.
Incorporation into SAP Business Technology Platform enables enterprises with data residency constraints to apply AI within core processes without undermining compliance or performance.
A collaboration that is intended to improve insight generation and decision support across a wide range of industries.
EU AI Cloud is backed by a broad ecosystem that includes Cohere, Mistral AI, OpenAI and other partners whose models and applications can be accessed through SAP BTP.
European enterprises and public bodies gain access to routes for developing and deploying AI tools while maintaining flexibility and sovereignty.
The range of options includes SAP Sovereign Cloud, customer-operated on-site deployments and, where chosen, commercial services on selected hyperscalers with sovereignty controls. The approach also includes Delos Cloud for organisations in Germany that require dedicated public sector safeguards.
SAP positions the initiative as a means to advance AI adoption in Europe, aligning with regional standards on data protection and operational independence.
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