Digital sovereignty in public administration does not begin with software or cloud services. It begins with the infrastructure that underpins them.
As public services become increasingly digital, dependence on secure, resilient, and future-ready data centre infrastructure continues to grow. For municipalities, it is no longer enough to know where their data is processed. They must also consider who controls the underlying infrastructure, which legal jurisdictions providers are subject to, and how effectively they can respond to disruptions or manage a future provider transition.
At the same time, new challenges are emerging, from compliance with Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) to rising power densities and the growing demands of AI-driven workloads.
In his guest article for Kommune21, Georg Raiser, Managing Director DACH at AtlasEdge, explains why choosing the right IT infrastructure is becoming a critical pillar of municipal digital sovereignty.
Read the full article in German here.
About AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge designs, builds and operates highly secure, scalable data centres across Europe. Formed as a joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge, we’re focusing on the next wave of markets including Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leverkusen, Lisbon, Manchester, Stuttgart and Vienna. Our proven modular-based construction enables rapid deployments under 10MW, while we continue to develop larger campuses, with a target of more than 500MW in our powered landbank.
Since 2021, AtlasEdge customers have deployed AI, cloud and mission-critical workloads in our 2N facilities, using liquid-to-chip or air-cooled designs. All new builds run on 100% renewable energy. Our tax, legal and site-selection teams also support customers entering new European regions, helping them navigate regulatory, commercial and technical requirements with confidence.