Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services is the world's largest cloud infrastructure platform, operated by Amazon.com Inc. Offering 200+ services from global data centers, it is subject to the US CLOUD Act, which grants US authorities access to data regardless of where it is stored.
Brand Identity Data
Verified on August 2, 2026
Corporate Lineage
Launch
AWS launches its first suite of cloud computing services including S3 and EC2.
AWS re:Invent
AWS holds its first annual user conference, establishing its market dominance.
Revenue Milestone
AWS reaches an annual revenue run rate exceeding $25 billion.
GDPR Regulatory Action
Amazon fined 746 million EUR by Luxembourg's CNPD for GDPR violations in ad processing.
AI Expansion
Launch of Amazon Bedrock to provide managed services for generative AI models.
European Alternatives to Amazon Web Services
OVHcloud
OVHcloud is Europe's largest cloud provider, headquartered in Roubaix, France. Founded and majority-owned by the Klaba family, it operates its own data centers across Europe with no CLOUD Act exposure. It is the leading European alternative to AWS for sovereign cloud infrastructure.
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Scaleway is a French cloud platform owned by Iliad Group (founded by Xavier Niel), offering compute, storage, and AI infrastructure. Operating entirely from European data centers, it is GDPR-compliant by design and a strong alternative to AWS and DigitalOcean.
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Hetzner is a German cloud and dedicated server provider, family-owned and headquartered in Gunzenhausen, Bavaria. It is widely known for its superior price-to-performance ratio and strict GDPR compliance, operating data centers exclusively in Germany and Finland.
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