Subj : Microsoft and SAP sign deal to keep EU cloud running, even in "ti
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Nov 20 2025 10:45:09

Microsoft and SAP sign deal to keep EU cloud running, even in "times of 
crisis"

Date:
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:41:09 +0000

Description:
SAPs Delos Cloud has signed deals with Frances Bleu and Microsoft to ensure 
cloud continuity in times of crisis.

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Cloud signs MoU to keep Microsoft cloud services up in times of crisis The 
company will also work with Frances Bleu during extreme scenarios SAPs work 
prepares the cloud for potential future geopolitical disruptions 

Microsoft and SAP-owned Delos Cloud and French sovereign cloud provider Bleu 
have formed a group to protect European cloud service continuity during times 
of crisis. 

Focusing on digital sovereignty, resilience and business continuity amid 
todays ongoing geopolitical tensions, the group addresses growing European 
concerns about dependence on US cloud providers. 

Recent Gartner research found three-fifths (61%) of Western European CIOs 
plan to increase local cloud provider usage, with more than half (53%) 
acknowledging geopolitical influences. Microsoft doubles down on European 
sovereignty 

Our collaboration with Bleu and Microsoft reinforces our commitment to 
resilient and scalable cloud services, Delos Cloud CEO Nikolaus Hagl said at 
the Franco-German EU Summit on Digital Sovereignty. 

A Memorandum of Understanding between Delos Cloud and Microsoft enables Delos 
to provide cloud services in the event that a non-European government 
restricts Microsofts services for specific European customers. In short, 
Delos Cloud has gained legal rights to access and use required Microsoft 
cloud software code during emergencies. 

This MoU builds on Microsofts promise to contest foreign government orders 
targeting European cloud services. 

Europes competitiveness depends on its ability to innovate without compromise 
by combining technological excellence with full digital sovereignty, SAP CEO 
Christian Klein added. 

Germanys Delos Cloud and Frances Bleu have also signed a mutual assistance 
agreement for cross-border crisis and emergency scenarios. The two companies 
promise to work together in extreme scenarios, such as military conflict or 
cyberattacks, to ensure continuity. 

Within this agreement, our technical and operational teams will be working 
together and developing concrete ways to assist each other and governmental 
authorities in crisis scenarios, Bleu CEO Jean Coumaros added. 

The news comes despite Microsoft suffering several setbacks in Europe 
recently, including a high-profile court battle with CISPE over cloud 
licensing costs. 

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