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.
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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.
"Making our solution available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud brings that expertise to a sovereign cloud purpose-built for the European Union," Bell said. "Together with AWS, we are giving customers the confidence to innovate at scale without compromising on control."
The Google Cloud Alliance
On the same day as the AWS announcement, OpenText detailed a strategic alliance with S3NS, a partnership between Thales and Google Cloud. The alliance focuses on building a separate hybrid trusted cloud architecture for French and European enterprises. This agreement covers dedicated private cloud solutions and sovereign SaaS options designed to meet France's specific compliance standards.
OpenText did not disclose customer names or commercial terms in either announcement. The company noted that customers can begin planning their transition to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud immediately.
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