SAP said it has launched its sovereign cloud offerings on AWS European Sovereign Cloud and inked a deal that brings OpenAI to Germany's public sector customers.
The partnerships revolving around sovereign cloud in Europe include multiple clouds. With AWS, SAP Sovereign Cloud apps with security and regulatory compliance will run on AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new independent cloud. AWS has said it will invest €7.8 billion in the EU.
As for the OpenAI deal, SAP said OpenAI for Germany will be available on SAP's Delos Cloud, which runs on Microsoft Azure. OpenAI and SAP will combine large language models with SAP apps for the public sector.
Last month, SAP said it was expanding its sovereign cloud efforts in the EU via cloud and on-premises.
Here are the key details for SAP's AWS and OpenAI partnerships.
AWS and SAP
- The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is set to launch its first AWS region in Brandenburg, Germany by the end of 2025.
- The AWS region for public sector customers and highly regulated enterprises will feature data residency, operational autonomy and resilience.
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud is separate and independent from other AWS regions and won't depend on non-EU infrastructure.
- SAP Sovereign Cloud is available on AWS in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada and India already.
- SAP Sovereign Cloud on AWS European Sovereign Cloud will initially include SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Cloud ERP and expand from there.
OpenAI and SAP
- OpenAI for Germany will be supported by Delos Cloud.
- SAP, OpenAI and Microsoft will launch their collaboration in 2026.
- SAP and Microsoft will focus on improving productivity for German government employees with OpenAI for Germany.
- Ultimately, The partners plan to integrate AI agents directly into workflows and automate processes.
- SAP will expand Delos Cloud in Germany to 4,000 GPUs for AI workloads. SAP will invest more on AI infrastructure in Germany based on demand.
