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Schwarz Group partners with Google on EU sovereign cloud

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Collaboration with Europe’s greatest seller will provide client-side file encryption and make sure information does not leave Germany

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  • Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Released: 15 Nov 2024 11:45

Google has actually partnered with retail huge Schwarz Group to provide what the set claim is really protected and sovereign cloud-based cooperation for German and European controlled markets.

Through the collaboration, Schwarz Group’s StackIT, the cloud supplier for the seller, which runs as an independent business using sovereign cloud abilities, will supply client-side file encryption of consumers’ Google Workspace information.

StackIT stated consumers’ information will stay resident within the European Union (EU), with complete redundancy used by backups hosted entirely in its European datacentres to satisfy consumer needs around information defense, information residency and information resiliency.

“Germany and the EU have actually previously done not have enterprise-grade cloud partnership services that completely resolve the sovereignty requirements of controlled markets, consisting of guaranteeing all information is protected and supported on regional soil with definitely no chance for gain access to by foreign countries or platform suppliers,” stated Rolf Schumann, co-CEO of Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital department of the Schwarz Group.

“Our collaboration and brand-new offering with Google Cloud will fill this space with a totally brand-new company design.”

Client-side file encryption suggests Google has no access to consumers’ information. According to Schwarz and Google, this safeguards the sovereignty of not just Schwarz Group, however likewise all consumers who value the self-reliance of their operations, providing complete self-confidence that their information is constantly in their control.

“This brand-new collaboration will allow the business of Schwarz Group to integrate its management in digital change with Google Cloud’s strengths in performance, cooperation and security, allowed by our innovative AI,” stated Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. “Together, we are opening up a world of brand-new, sovereign chances for European organisations to innovate and develop on our joint services, speeding up a brand-new age of development.”

Through the collaboration, Google Cloud’s security will be incorporated with those of XM Cyber, Schwarz Digits’ hybrid cloud security business. This integrated offering will then be dispersed to clients by means of the Google Cloud Marketplace.

According to Google and Schwarz, this integrated security will assist German and European organisations, especially those in extremely controlled markets, raise the bar on their business and multi-cloud security. In addition, XM Cyber’s Continuous Exposure Management will be embedded into the sovereign Google Workspace workplace efficiency suite used to European business.

“This collaboration alters the video game for managed market gamers in Europe by getting rid of the sovereignty and security issues that typically keep back more enthusiastic adoption of the cloud for performance and partnership,” stated Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. “Our alliance with business of Schwarz Group will make it possible for whole markets in Europe to provide digital development with security and compliance at its core.”

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