About SCS
Working together for digital sovereignty in the cloud
Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) is a European initiative that creates an open, transparent and vendor-neutral cloud ecosystem that guarantees sovereignty. The focus is on cloud technology with real freedom of choice: interoperable and cloud-native.
Cloud computing redefined
Uniform standard for easy use, setup and operation.
Strong community spirit
Developed, supported and operated by a European open source community.
Data sovereignty guaranteed
Decentralised, standardised and networked – for complete control over all data.
Strengthening digital sovereignty
More trust and innovation with fewer dependencies – technically, economically and legally.
Our objectives
- Promoting digital sovereignty in Europe
- Technological independence
- Establishment of a cloud infrastructure with maximum compatibility and interoperability
Who is Sovereign Cloud Stack relevant for?
- SMEs, IT service providers and cloud providers
- data centre operator
- Public administrations
- research institutions
- Civil society and open source communities
The three pillars of SCS
Sovereign Cloud Stack defines clear rules for quality and interoperability – transparent, jointly developed and certifiable. This makes sovereign cloud solutions measurable and visible.
The certifiable SCS standards are developed openly, collaboratively and in line with requirements. In a continuous process, the community creates a reliable framework for secure cloud infrastructures.
The modular software stack provides open source reference implementations and thus shows how a sovereign cloud works in practice. The software stack is based on proven projects such as OpenStack and Kubernetes, is developed by the community and offers a turnkey basis for your own cloud infrastructures with the reference implementation.
A clear central goal of SCS is to promote skills and knowledge. Open collaboration, documentation and exchange create a culture in which skills, experience and innovation are shared.