Sovereign Cloud

Data sovereignty and regulatory compliance with localized cloud infrastructure

Deploy your infrastructure in sovereign cloud environments that meet strict data residency, regulatory, and compliance requirements. Our sovereign cloud services help organizations maintain control over their data while leveraging cloud benefits.

What is Sovereign Cloud?#

Sovereign cloud infrastructure ensures that data remains within specific geographic boundaries and under the jurisdiction of local laws. This is critical for organizations handling sensitive data subject to regulations like GDPR, data localization laws, or government requirements.

Key Features#

Data Residency#

• Geographic boundaries — Data never leaves the specified region
• Local data centers — Infrastructure hosted in-country
• Network isolation — Traffic stays within regional boundaries
• Backup locality — Backups stored in the same jurisdiction

Regulatory Compliance#

• GDPR compliance — EU data protection requirements
• Data localization — Meet country-specific data residency laws
• Government standards — FedRAMP, IL4/IL5, BSI C5
• Industry regulations — HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX

Operational Control#

• Local operations — Support and operations teams in-region
• Audit access — On-premises audit capabilities
• Key management — Customer-controlled encryption keys
• Access controls — Citizenship-based access restrictions

Supported Regions#

European Union#

Asia Pacific#

Americas#

Managed Bare Metal Servers#

For maximum control and compliance, deploy on dedicated bare metal infrastructure with no shared resources or hypervisor layer.

Why Bare Metal for Sovereign Cloud?#

Key benefits:

• No shared resources — Dedicated CPU, memory, storage, and network
• Hardware-level isolation — No hypervisor vulnerabilities
• Predictable performance — No noisy neighbor issues
• Full hardware access — Direct access to CPU features, GPUs, and specialized hardware
• Compliance friendly — Meets strict isolation requirements for government and financial services

Bare Metal Configurations#

Bare Metal Features#

Provisioning & Management

• Automated bare metal provisioning (30 minutes to production)
• IPMI/BMC access for remote management
• PXE boot with custom images
• Hardware RAID configuration
• BIOS/UEFI customization

Networking

• Dedicated 10/25/100 Gbps network interfaces
• Private VLAN isolation
• BGP peering for your own IP space
• DDoS protection included
• Hardware firewall options

Storage Options

• Local NVMe SSD (up to 30TB per server)
• Local HDD (up to 200TB per server)
• SAN connectivity (iSCSI, Fibre Channel)
• Distributed storage (Ceph, MinIO)
• Backup to object storage

Operating System Support#

Bare Metal + Kubernetes#

Deploy sovereign Kubernetes clusters on bare metal for maximum isolation:

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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│                 Sovereign Bare Metal Cluster                 │
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│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐         │
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│  │ Control     │  │ Control     │  │ Control     │         │
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│  │ Plane 1     │  │ Plane 2     │  │ Plane 3     │         │
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│  │ (Bare Metal)│  │ (Bare Metal)│  │ (Bare Metal)│         │
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│  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘         │
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│                                                              │
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│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌───┐  │
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│  │ Worker 1    │  │ Worker 2    │  │ Worker 3    │  │...│  │
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│  │ (Bare Metal)│  │ (Bare Metal)│  │ (Bare Metal)│  │   │  │
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│  │ 128 cores   │  │ 128 cores   │  │ 128 cores   │  │   │  │
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│  │ 512GB RAM   │  │ 512GB RAM   │  │ 512GB RAM   │  │   │  │
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│  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └───┘  │
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│                                                              │
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│  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
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│  │          Distributed Storage (Ceph/Rook)             │   │
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│  │              Customer-Managed Encryption              │   │
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│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Managed Kubernetes on bare metal includes:

• K8s or K3s cluster deployment
• Automated node provisioning
• Cluster autoscaling (add/remove bare metal nodes)
• Persistent storage with Rook-Ceph
• Ingress and load balancing
• Monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana
• GitOps deployment with ArgoCD/Flux

Our Services#

Sovereign Cloud Assessment#

Evaluate your data sovereignty requirements and create a compliance roadmap.

Assessment includes:

• Current data flow mapping
• Regulatory requirement analysis
• Gap assessment against target compliance
• Architecture recommendations
• Migration complexity evaluation

Sovereign Infrastructure Deployment#

Deploy compliant infrastructure in sovereign cloud environments.

Deployment services:

• Infrastructure selection — Cloud sovereign regions, local providers, or dedicated bare metal
• Architecture design — Data residency-aware architecture
• Network configuration — Regional isolation and traffic controls
• Identity management — Local identity providers and access controls
• Encryption setup — Customer-managed keys with local HSMs
• Bare metal provisioning — Dedicated servers with hardware-level isolation

Managed Sovereign Operations#

Ongoing management of your sovereign cloud environment.

Operations include:

• 24/7 monitoring from in-region teams
• Compliance monitoring and reporting
• Security patching and updates
• Incident response with local personnel
• Regular compliance audits

Architecture Patterns#

Single-Region Deployment#

All resources deployed within a single sovereign region:

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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│           Sovereign Region (EU-DE)          │
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│  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐     │
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│  │   App   │  │   DB    │  │ Backup  │     │
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│  │ Servers │  │ Cluster │  │ Storage │     │
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│  └─────────┘  └─────────┘  └─────────┘     │
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│                                             │
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│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐   │
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│  │     Customer-Managed Encryption     │   │
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│  │            Keys (HSM)               │   │
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│  └─────────────────────────────────────┘   │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Multi-Region with Data Boundaries#

Global application with data staying in respective regions:

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┌──────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐
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│    EU Region     │    │   APAC Region    │
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│  ┌────────────┐  │    │  ┌────────────┐  │
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│  │ EU Users   │  │    │  │ APAC Users │  │
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│  │ EU Data    │  │    │  │ APAC Data  │  │
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│  └────────────┘  │    │  └────────────┘  │
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└────────┬─────────┘    └────────┬─────────┘
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         │                       │
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         └───────┬───────────────┘
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                 │
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    ┌────────────▼────────────┐
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    │   Global Control Plane  │
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    │   (Metadata only, no    │
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    │   customer data)        │
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    └─────────────────────────┘

Compliance Frameworks#

GDPR (EU)#

• Data processing within EU/EEA
• Right to erasure implementation
• Data portability support
• Breach notification procedures
• Data Protection Impact Assessments

SecNumCloud (France)#

• French government security qualification
• Required for sensitive government data
• Annual audits by ANSSI
• Strict operational requirements

BSI C5 (Germany)#

• German federal security standard
• Cloud-specific controls
• Annual attestation required
• Transparency requirements

FedRAMP (US)#

• US federal government standard
• Three impact levels (Low, Moderate, High)
• Continuous monitoring requirements
• Third-party assessment required

Encryption & Key Management#

Customer-Managed Keys#

Maintain full control over encryption:

• Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) — Import your keys to cloud HSM
• Hold Your Own Key (HYOK) — Keys never leave your premises
• Local HSM — Hardware security modules in sovereign region

Encryption Standards#

• At rest: AES-256 encryption
• In transit: TLS 1.3
• Key rotation: Automated with configurable schedules
• Key escrow: Optional for business continuity

Pricing#

Sovereign cloud services typically include:

Support Tiers#

Standard Support#

• Business hours support (local timezone)
• 4-hour response for critical issues
• Quarterly compliance reviews
• Email and ticket support

Premium Support#

• Extended hours (16x7)
• 1-hour response for critical issues
• Monthly compliance reviews
• Dedicated Slack channel
• Named support contacts

Enterprise Support#

• 24/7 support with local teams
• 15-minute response for critical issues
• Continuous compliance monitoring
• Dedicated account team
• On-site support available

Frequently Asked Questions#

What's the difference between sovereign cloud and a regional deployment? Regional deployments store data in a specific location but may still be subject to foreign jurisdiction (e.g., US CLOUD Act for US-headquartered providers). Sovereign cloud ensures both data residency AND legal jurisdiction remain local.

Can I use AWS/Azure/GCP for sovereign workloads? Yes, with careful configuration. AWS has dedicated sovereign regions, Azure has sovereign clouds (Azure Government, Azure Germany), and GCP offers Assured Workloads. For maximum isolation, we also offer dedicated bare metal infrastructure.

When should I choose bare metal over cloud VMs? Choose bare metal when you need hardware-level isolation (no hypervisor), consistent performance without noisy neighbors, compliance requirements that prohibit shared infrastructure, or direct hardware access for specialized workloads like databases or ML training.

How do you handle cross-border data transfers? We implement technical controls to prevent data from leaving sovereign boundaries. For legitimate transfers (e.g., EU to US), we implement Standard Contractual Clauses and additional safeguards as required.

What about SaaS applications that process our data? SaaS vendors must also comply with data sovereignty requirements. We assess your SaaS stack and recommend sovereign-compliant alternatives or configuration changes.

How long does sovereign cloud deployment take? Typical deployments take 4-8 weeks depending on complexity. Assessment takes 1-2 weeks, architecture design 1-2 weeks, and deployment 2-4 weeks.

Do you support hybrid sovereign deployments? Yes, we can deploy sovereign components on-premises or in local data centers while integrating with public cloud for non-sensitive workloads.

Getting Started#

Related Resources#

• Access Control — Managing permissions and access
• Security Reporting — Report vulnerabilities responsibly
• Kubernetes Management — Managed K8s on cloud or bare metal
• Managed PostgreSQL — Database services with regional options
• GitOps — Declarative infrastructure management