Some EU customers don’t just ask where data is stored. They ask who can operate the cloud environment, how access is governed, and what happens under regulatory pressure.
That’s exactly the space AWS is addressing with the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) – a separate cloud option designed for organizations with stricter sovereignty expectations.
To support those scenarios, MSP360 Backup PRO now lets you use AWS European Sovereign Cloud as a backup storage destination, available in the product as Amazon S3 EU.
What AWS European Sovereign Cloud is (and why customers ask for it)
AWS positions ESC for customers who need an environment designed around EU sovereignty goals, such as additional separation from existing AWS Regions and independent systems for identity/account and billing, alongside operational measures designed for EU requirements.
If your customers are in the public sector or regulated industries (finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure), the conversation often moves from “EU region” to “sovereign posture.” ESC exists for that next level of requirements.
What we shipped: “Amazon S3 EU” as a storage destination
In MSP360 Backup PRO, you’ll now see Amazon S3 EU when adding a cloud storage account.
That means you can keep your familiar backup workflow—plans, retention, encryption, restores – while choosing a destination aligned with AWS’s cloud model.
Who this is useful for
- MSPs supporting EU customers that explicitly require sovereign cloud options
- Regulated organizations that want backups stored in an environment positioned for stricter EU governance expectations
- Teams that need a clearer “yes” when asked: Can we store backup data in AWS European Sovereign Cloud?
Practical impact: what changes in your backup architecture
Most teams don’t want a new backup product—they want the same process with a different destination. That’s the point here:
- Same workflows: create plans, run backups, restore when needed
- Different destination choice: Amazon S3 EU as the target storage account
- Cleaner compliance story: easier alignment when internal policy demands a sovereign cloud option (especially in procurement/security reviews)
GDPR & compliance notes (what you can safely claim)
Using ESC doesn’t automatically make a system “GDPR compliant.” GDPR compliance depends on how you configure access, retention, encryption, and operational processes.
AWS maintains a GDPR resource center describing how customers can use AWS services and what AWS provides to support compliance programs.
A safe, accurate way to phrase it
“Adds a sovereign cloud storage destination that can support EU data governance and residency requirements as part of a broader compliance program.”
Avoid
- “GDPR compliant by default”
- “Certified for ESC” (unless you have explicit certification/partner listing)
Recommended setup checklist (to make the destination actually useful)
If you’re rolling this out for regulated customers, these checks will save time later:
- Use least-privilege credentials for the destination account
- Enable encryption (in transit / at rest) according to your security policy
- Define retention & deletion rules (don’t default to “keep forever”)
- If your risk model requires ransomware resilience, evaluate immutability/Object Lock options (where applicable)
- Run restore tests on a schedule (audit-friendly and operationally smart)
Get started
- In MSP360 Backup PRO, add a new cloud storage account
- Select Amazon S3 EU
- Choose your bucket, save, and use it in your backup plans
