Digital sovereignty in the cloud

Claranet helps you to reduce technological dependencies and find a good balance between performance, control and future security.

The cloud is indispensable for companies. However, with the increasing dependence on international providers, concerns are also growing in many places. This is not just about data protection, but also about the fundamental ability to act independently and retain control over one's own digital infrastructure.

Claranet sheds light on the challenges beyond the media hysteria, provides honest answers - and presents practical solutions. We help you to strengthen the resilience of your organisation through innovative, flexible IT concepts and pragmatic, individual risk assessments.

Whitepaper: Sovereignty & resilience in the cloud

Challenges, solutions & checklist

revDSG, DPF, CLOUD Act & Co.: Current legal situation, challenges and solutions
Differentiated risk assessment for a resilient cloud strategy
US hyperscalers: threat or opportunity for digital sovereignty?
Strategic recommendations & best practices for more control and security
Compact checklist for your individual cloud roadmap to digital sovereignty

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Expert call: Your path to digital sovereignty and resilience in the cloud

Start now with our free, no-obligation 60-minute, cloud-neutral consultation. Work with our experts to develop specific perspectives and paths to greater digital sovereignty and cloud resilience.

Personal dialogue: We take the time to discuss your current situation, goals and challenges.
Focus on digital sovereignty & resilience: Find out how your company can remain independent, resilient and competitive.
Your questions set the course: We provide clear answers, tangible impulses and practical tips.
Tried-and-tested added value: Receive customised recommendations for your cloud strategy, infrastructure and operating processes.

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Claranet as a guest at t3n x heise x Digital Bash "Digital Sovereignty"

Fabian Dörk explains why absolute self-sufficiency in the cloud is neither realistic nor sensible. He provides an overview of the current dependencies on US providers and practical tips for achieving a good balance between control and competitiveness:

Pursue a multi-vendor approach
Contractually regulate and plan an exit strategy
Portability via container workloads and Kubernetes
In-house expertise and co-management

5 questions for more digital sovereignty & resilience

Why is digital sovereignty important to us: protection, competitive advantage or a question of values?

Where is our data stored, who has access to it and under what legal framework is it processed?

Which technologies, providers or countries are we dependent on today - and where would that be critical?

Do we use open standards, or do we have de facto lock-ins due to proprietary systems?

How resilient are we in the event of outages, geopolitical tensions or supply chain problems?

In the controversy surrounding sovereign cloud infrastructures, absolute positions are often taken. However, Fabian Dörk, Cloud Services Director at Claranet, doesn't just scratch the surface, but ultimately argues in favour of a realistic view and a good deal of pragmatism.

IT-Business 10/2025

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We are happy to help you: customised cloud services

Claranet GmbH operates a data centre in Frankfurt am Main, maintains partnerships with AWS, Google and Azure and also explores alternative sovereign clouds such as the Delos Cloud on a project basis.

With comprehensive expertise and a consistent customer focus, we help you to find the best solutions for your requirements.

Cloud expertise

Public, hybrid, multi- or private cloud: our broad service portfolio allows you to choose the right infrastructure for your workloads. We support you with planning, modernisation and operation.

We rely on open standards, open source and interoperable technologies such as Kubernetes - for maximum portability to avoid vendor lock-ins.

Cloud services

The path to digital sovereignty requires skills that many companies first need to develop. We strengthen your team in the short term with managed services, where your employees manage the cloud workloads together with our experts.

In the long term, we also recommend expanding your internal competences through professional IT expert training.

IT training

Data protection and information security have been deeply rooted in our DNA since Claranet GmbH was founded in 2000. We help you to comply with legal requirements and recognise risks - with certified security standards and a comprehensive cyber security portfolio.

We help you to sensitise your team, identify security gaps and ward off cyber attacks.

Security Services