A1 Telekom Austria Group, as the leading telecommunications company in Austria and the CEE region, announced that it welcomes the initiative of the EU countries, 'GAIA-X', to promote a common European cloud policy.
GAIA-X is regarded as a common, European foundation for the future European data spaces. As a Day 1 Member, A1 Telekom Austria Group supports the German-French cloud project GAIA-X with its subsidiary A1 Digital.
A1 Digital is part of GAIA-X and, with Exoscale, the A1 Digital Cloud from Germany, is already driving the European data infrastructure significantly forward.
Strict data protection: European cloud secure from unwanted access
In the course of the digital transformation, the importance of data for business success is growing exponentially. Strict data protection is key. European cloud solutions that are not subject to the US CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data) are therefore urgently needed. Thanks to stricter data protection regulations in the EU (GDPR), data centers of European cloud providers offer an important advantage over US operators.
In addition, American cloud providers are subject to the US CLOUD Act and must release data when ordered by US courts. No matter where the servers of these companies are located - whether in Boston or Berlin.
Alejandro Plater, COO A1 Telekom Austria Group
It is of central interest to us to strengthen digital sovereignty in Europe and we must retain the ability to act in a self-determined manner in Europe. As part of the GAIA-X project we support Europe's independence and innovative ability.
Elisabetta Castiglioni, CEO A1 Digital
With Exoscale, we already offer GDPR-compliant, secure and high-performance cloud solutions from Europe: Data sovereignty is thus already in the hands of the entrepreneurs. With servers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, we can guarantee that customer data will always remain in the country.
