Google is teaming up with T-Systems to build a 'Sovereign Cloud' for public and private sector organizations in Germany. It's coming online in mid-2022, says Google. 

Google is working with the German IT services firm to deliver a jointly run Sovereign Cloud on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with key controls operated by T-Systems. "The companies will jointly innovate to develop a large spectrum of next-generation sovereign cloud solutions and infrastructure," T-Systems said.

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T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, will manage "sovereignty controls and measures, including encryption and identity management" on GCP, according to Google. 

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"T-Systems will operate and independently control key parts of the Google Cloud infrastructure for T-Systems Sovereign Cloud customers in Germany," says Google.

Support and engineering activities that require physical or virtual access to facilities in Germany will be under the supervision of T-Systems and Google Cloud, according to T-Systems.

The joint offering may help customers comply with laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

Some experts have raised concerns about sensitive European data being held in cloud data centers owned by US copmanies because of the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD), under which US authorities are allowed to require US providers to give them access to information held on their servers, even if that data is located overseas. 

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