On April 13, OpenText, a Canadian information management company, announced sovereign cloud partnerships with two competing hyperscalers, AWS and Google Cloud. Both agreements specifically target regulated industries within the European Union. The simultaneous announcements by the $5.23 billion Canadian information management company highlight the ongoing requirement among European enterprises for infrastructure that complies strictly with EU data residency regulations.
The AWS Agreement
Four products will be available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independently operated cloud running entirely within EU territory and physically separated from Amazon's global regions: OpenText Content Management, OpenText Documentum Content Management, OpenText Core Application Security, and OpenText Core Service Management.

These products manage sensitive records, contracts, case files, engineering documents, and internal operational workflows for large organizations. The security tools provide visibility into systems and user activity. This infrastructure is designed to allow European banks, hospitals, and government agencies to retain this data entirely within EU jurisdiction.
The structure OpenText offers is hybrid; customers utilize AWS cloud infrastructure while sensitive data and governance remain within European boundaries. Shannon Bell, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer at OpenText, noted the company's existing track record with FedRAMP-authorized, IRAP-assessed, and Protected B-aligned deployments.
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