Can SAP establish a global technology empire under the constraints of European sovereignty?
Source: CoinWorld
Time: 2025-09-08 17:24:45
SAP plans to invest more than €20 billion in sovereign cloud capabilities over the next decade, expand its cloud infrastructure and launch local services to meet EU data governance standards such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The move is in line with Europe's move to promote digital sovereignty, allowing local data storage while integrating AI innovation. Although SAP is the third largest software company in the world with revenue, its $357 billion market cap still lags behind US giants such as Microsoft ($3.7 trillion), raising questions about whether Europe can scale up the scale of technology companies globally under regulatory restrictions.