Google + OpenText sovereign cloud

OpenText said Monday it is teaming up with S3NS and Google Cloud to sell sovereign cloud services for European customers with strict data-location rules. (opentext.com) The companies said the offer uses a hybrid setup: sensitive workloads stay in a locally governed environment in France, while less sensitive workloads can run on Google Cloud for scale. OpenText announced the partnership on April 13, 2026. (opentext.com) S3NS is the cloud venture created by Thales and Google Cloud for France, and Google says its French sovereign offering is operated by S3NS as a standalone French entity. Google lists the service under its Sovereign Cloud portfolio for Europe. (s3ns.io) (cloud.google.com) A sovereign cloud is a cloud service built to keep data, operations, and legal control inside a specific country or region. Google says its European model uses local partners and isolated infrastructure so customers can meet national and sector rules without giving up access to cloud tools, including graphics processing units for artificial intelligence workloads. (cloud.google.com) France has become a key test case because its SecNumCloud label sets tight security and operational requirements for cloud providers serving sensitive public-sector and regulated workloads. In December 2025, S3NS said its PREMI3NS platform received SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification from the French cybersecurity agency, known as Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information. (s3ns.io) OpenText has been building toward this for months. In December 2025, it said its private cloud products would integrate with Google Cloud sovereign offerings to support regulated industries and “sovereign artificial intelligence” deployments across regions. (opentext.com) Google has been pitching “cloud on Europe’s terms” since 2021, arguing that European customers want hyperscale computing without handing over control of residency, encryption, and operations. Its public examples have centered on partner-led models in France with S3NS and in Germany with T-Systems. (cloud.google.com 1) (cloud.google.com 2) The immediate target is regulated buyers that cannot move everything to a standard public cloud but still want newer artificial intelligence and data-management tools. Monday’s announcement frames OpenText as the software layer on top of a French-controlled cloud stack built with S3NS and Google technology. (opentext.com)