- Google Cloud operates in 42 regions and 127 zones, compatible with 33 submarine cables
- The US Government trusts Google Cloud Airpapped with high secret information
- Europe has a series of local tools, and Germany is the next
Amid the continuous US-China tensions about technological domain, Google has recognized that some countries are concerned about the technological domain of the United States, so it has announced some updates to its sovereign services in the cloud to guarantee optimal privacy.
In a blog post, the president of the Google Cloud client experience, Hayete Gallot, boasted that the company now has more than 42 cloud regions, 127 zones, 202 Network Edge locations and 33 underwater cable investments that support its global cloud services.
Once niche and limited to highly regulated sectors such as defense and intelligence, sovereignty is now a conventional concern for many sectors and most governments, and Google has responded with a handful of updates.
Google updates its sovereign cloud portfolio for customers
The announcement key is the cloud service obtained from the air of Google Cloud, which functions as an independent cloud without external network connectivity requirements. It is specially designed for sectors with strict residence and data safety, and is based on open source components that Google believes that it can improve resilience and, therefore, the continuity of the business.
The company even received authorization to store secret level and secret level data on Google Cloud Airpaped in 2024, a sign of its strong privacy credentials.
The second of Google’s three key ads, Google Cloud dedicated, is a regional platform operated by partners that meets local sovereignty standards. The company has already partnered with Thales in 2021 to make its first cloud of S3ns confidence for Europe, but now it is confirmed that it will go to Germany below.
Finally, Google Cloud Data Boundary provides users with greater control over where their data is stored and processing, with improved protection through the management of external keys and confidential computing. For example, users of the work space can select restricting the processing to the USA or the EU, while choosing local data storage countries.
A tool backed by bossy called User User Shield is being added to guarantee the continuous verification of sovereignty positions.
Gallot expressed the commitment to “empower organizations worldwide to navigate the complex panorama of digital sovereignty with confidence”, while pointing out how advanced security is measured as a zero confidence position, cryptography after quanto and defenses propelled by AI are part of the broader strategy.
