May 21, 2025

Google carves out cloudy safe spaces for nations nervous about America's reach

From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue.

Google has updated its sovereign cloud services, including an air-gapped solution for customers with strict data security and residency requirements, as customers grow uneasy over US digital dominance…

The tech giant first detailed a sovereign cloud capability some years ago, partnering with T-Systems in Germany to offer this to local customers. Similar arrangements followed where a regional provider offered sovereign cloud services powered by Google’s platform. Mindful of growing anxiety among some customers outside the US at having data stored and processed on infrastructure controlled by American megacorps, Google is now offering a range of sovereign cloud services.