Organizations in the EU can run Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite on Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud.
Oracle has made its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite available on Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud. This allows Oracle to offer private and public sector organizations in the European Union the ability to manage their sensitive data and applications in the cloud within EU borders. The solution complies with strict European data protection and data sovereignty guidelines, according to Oracle.
This implementation option allows companies and governments to manage data for finance, HR, supply chain, manufacturing and customer experience through one integrated platform. This platform is fully owned by European entities and managed by staff within the EU.
Why sovereign?
Oracle already launched its EU Sovereign Cloud in mid-2023, partnering with Equinix and Digital Realty. The cloud provider is not the only one with such an offer: since 2022, Microsoft has also had a sovereign cloud in partnership with Proximus, and Google also chose Proximus as a partner for its own alternative in early 2023. AWS jumped on the bandwagon in late 2023 with its own option but offers it under its own banner, so that offer cannot really be called “sovereign.
Sovereign clouds are cloud environments that are outside the control of the large U.S. parent companies but feel identical to the giants’ cloud services. The idea behind this is that customers can enjoy the offerings of Oracle or Microsoft, for example, without their data being subject to U.S. law.
This is important for companies that must comply with strict European data protection regulations. Oracle is seeing increasing demand for data residency and security, especially within regulated industries and the public sector. With get offerings, organizations can leverage AI-driven optimizations while remaining compliant with European regulations.