SAP and S3NS Drive Sovereign Cloud Momentum in France; Thales Joins as Landmark Strategic Customer

In a move that significantly strengthens France’s digital sovereignty, SAP and S3NS (the joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud) have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the migration of critical enterprise workloads to a trusted cloud environment. Confirming the partnership’s immediate impact, Thales has been named the first major organization to adopt SAP’s private cloud solutions hosted on the S3NS platform.

This collaboration addresses the growing demand among French public and private sector entities for cloud-native agility that remains compliant with stringent local data protection regulations and the “SecNumCloud” label requirements.

Securing the Digital Core of French Enterprise

The partnership allows organizations to deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, within the S3NS infrastructure. By combining SAP’s industry-leading ERP capabilities with the sovereign security layer provided by S3NS, businesses can undergo digital transformations while ensuring their data remains under French and European jurisdiction.

“Expanding our partnership with S3NS is a major step in our commitment to provide our French customers with cloud solutions that meet the highest standards of security and sovereignty,” said Gerald Karsenti, President of SAP France. “The choice of Thales to trust SAP and S3NS for its digital transformation is a strong signal for the entire French ecosystem.”

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Thales: Leading the Sovereign Transition

As the inaugural customer, Thales will utilize the SAP and S3NS offering to modernize its internal operations. This transition is designed to provide Thales with a flexible, scalable infrastructure that meets the security demands of the aerospace, defense, and digital identity sectors.

“Digital sovereignty is at the heart of Thales’s strategy, both for our customers and for our own infrastructure,” said Philippe Keryer, Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Technology, Thales. “By choosing the SAP solution on the S3NS sovereign cloud, we are securing our digital transformation with a high-performance environment that meets the most demanding security standards in France.”

A Blueprint for Trusted Digital Transformation

The S3NS platform is engineered to bridge the gap between the innovation of global cloud providers and the security requirements of the French state. By hosting SAP’s critical business applications, S3NS provides a “Local Cloud” alternative that protects against extraterritorial laws while offering the full technical benefits of Google Cloud technology.

“Our mission at S3NS is to offer French companies and public institutions the best of cloud technology with the highest level of security and sovereignty,” said Cyprien de Jussieu, CEO of S3NS. “The availability of SAP S/4HANA Cloud on our infrastructure is a key milestone, and we are proud to support a global leader like Thales in its move to a trusted cloud.”

As European regulations regarding data residency continue to evolve, the SAP and S3NS alliance provides a scalable roadmap for French enterprises to modernize without compromising on compliance or control.