Dutch Ministry of Defense Chooses SAP Sovereign Cloud: A Milestone for European Defense Readiness
SAP, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with SAP to develop and manage a sovereign cloud environment in the Netherlands.
SAP will design the SAP Sovereign Cloud environment around the ministry's security and sovereignty requirements and handle maintenance, updates and key operations.
It is scheduled to become operational on January 1, 2028, and SAP calls it a milestone for its sovereign cloud in the European defense sector.
The environment will be part of the ministry's multicloud strategy combining sovereign, private and highly classified environments.
SAP executive Thomas Saueressig said the deal shows modern technology and control over critical systems can go together.