Paris, March 19, 2026 – SAP today announces the launch of SAP Sovereign Cloud in France. This solution enables organizations to run their business-critical workloads in a sovereign cloud environment specifically designed to meet French security and regulatory requirements. As part of this launch, SAP will make the offering available on Bleu's cloud platform, based on a strategic partnership between the two companies.
This announcement continues SAP's commitment to sovereign cloud solutions in Europe, first introduced in September 2025, as well as partnerships with Capgemini, Sopra Steria and Mistral AI. The offering is aimed at public authorities and critical infrastructure operators that process sensitive data, including personal data protected by the GDPR (such as health and identity data), state sovereignty data and business-critical operational data.
With increasing demands for security, resilience and data sovereignty, SAP Sovereign Cloud in France enables organizations to modernize their critical systems while operating in a governance framework compliant with French regulations, in particular the SecNumCloud reference framework developed by ANSSI for trusted cloud environments. This initiative represents an important step to strengthen France's digital resilience and expand the European ecosystem for sovereign cloud solutions, in line with SAP's long-term investments in sovereign cloud and AI capabilities in Europe.
“Europe's digital resilience relies on secure and scalable sovereignty. France demonstrates this with SecNumCloud, which sets a clear benchmark for trusted cloud environments. Together with Bleu, we are bringing the SAP Sovereign Cloud to France, enabling our customers to run their business-critical workloads while innovating thanks to cloud and artificial intelligence,” said Martin Merz, President SAP Sovereign Cloud.
A trusted cloud for the most demanding organizations
SAP Sovereign Cloud in France is deployed on Bleu's cloud platform. Bleu is an independent French cloud company founded by Orange and Capgemini that is pursuing ANSSI SecNumCloud3.2 qualification for its services.
SAP will deliver sovereign SoftwareasaService (SaaS) offerings hosted and operated in France, enabling governments and regulated industries to leverage cloud innovation while complying with national regulatory requirements. SAP's approach is designed to meet these requirements as well as the highest standards of security and governance.
“This collaboration with SAP marks a crucial step for the French cloud ecosystem. By hosting SAP solutions on our SecNumCloud-focused platform, we strengthen the trust offering available to authorities and regulated organizations. Together we promote the construction of a robust and secure digital infrastructure, protected from non-European laws with extraterritorial effect and aligned with the strategic needs of the French state,” said Jean Coumaros, CEO of Bleu.
A clear European ambition
This launch is in line with the French State's “CloudattheCenter” strategy, which recommends organizations transform towards secure and innovative SaaS solutions that meet national needs.
It also reflects a broader Franco-German commitment aimed at strengthening the European model of digital governance. By bringing critical enterprise cloud capabilities under European jurisdiction, SAP and its French technology partners expand trusted deployment options for governments and regulated industries. With this announcement, digital sovereignty in France moves from a political debate to an operational reality.
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