Google Cloud and T-Systems are to create what the companies call a “sovereign cloud offering” for Germany, though details are sketchy and it may not be digital sovereignty as the term is normally understood.
The project involves T-Systems playing a role in managing “a large spectrum of next-generation cloud solutions and infrastructure… powered by Google Cloud,” the European integrator-cum consultancy said.
What does that mean in practice? Key questions include the physical location both of data and the applications that process that data, and management and control of the software that is running. We’ve asked the duo to respond.
The service is scheduled to be available by mid-2022, the pair said, and is aimed at German enterprises, public sector and healthcare organisations.