The French IT services company’s new platform is the latest attempt to restore company to financial health.
Atos has launched a new sovereign cloud platform aimed squarely at European public sector bodies, healthcare providers and defense organizations. It’s the latest effort by European companies in their fight back against US dominance.
Atos Sovereign Cloud offers a range of controls for data management, providing customers with resilience and full control over their data, complying with existing European legislation on data residency.
“Digital sovereignty has become a global operational priority for organizations that need to manage dependencies, jurisdictional exposure and disruption risks across complex digital environments. Atos Sovereign Cloud gives customers a practical way to apply sovereign controls to their most critical workloads, while preserving flexibility, resilience and the ability to innovate securely,” said Michael Kollar, Atos Group digital sovereignty leader.
There has been a concerted effort by European organizations to meet US competition head-on. Earlier this month, four companies signed up to the certification program introduced by the European cloud body, CISPE,
This is the latest effort by Atos to get the company back on track. In April, it sold its supercomputer company, Bull to the French government, after a previous attempt in 2024 to sell off its computer services division and after a refinancing deal in the same year.
The company implemented a further round of refinancing this year and in its half-yearly report claimed that this was an “important milestone” in securing the company’s future. However, in its first-quarter results revenue showed an organic decline of 11 percent, so any projected growth may be some time in the future. Whether its Sovereign Cloud offering is the harbinger of the revival remains to be seen.
This article first appeared on CIO.
