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With the VS-NfD certification, SAP aims to strengthen its sovereign cloud portfolio for government agencies and regulated industries and enable the secure operation of security-critical SAP and customer applications in the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes SAP one of the few providers in Germany with a cloud offering whose key security components have been granted the appropriate authorization for use by the BSI\u2014and currently the only provider whose platform can run both SAP applications and customer-specific applications in a timely, high-performance manner that complies with VS-NfD standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ISO 27001 Framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The operating license applies to SAP Cloud Infrastructure workloads in SAP\u2019s own data centers in the Walldorf\/St. Leon-Rot region, which are operated exclusively by security-cleared personnel. According to a press release from SAP, this is intended to serve as an important intermediate step and lay the foundation for subsequent full BSI certification, including the recertification of SAP Cloud Infrastructure to ISO 27001 based on IT-Grundschutz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThe VS-NfD operating license confirms the performance and security of our SAP Cloud Infrastructure, even for the most demanding regulatory requirements. It demonstrates that sovereign cloud innovations and maximum security are not mutually exclusive but can be purposefully combined, enabling our customers to run even highly sensitive applications flexibly and efficiently in the cloud,\u201c explains Martin Merz, President of SAP Sovereign Cloud. The evaluation process was completed in just about twelve months and was characterized by close, constructive collaboration between the BSI and SAP\u2014a sign of the growing cooperation between government agencies and industry in the field of IT security. SAP Cloud Infrastructure is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform developed and operated entirely by SAP and based on open-source technologies. It is designed to enable customers to achieve digital sovereignty across four dimensions\u2014data, operational, technical, and legal sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201eThe VS-NfD operational authorization confirms its capabilities<\/em>
and the security of our SAP Cloud Infrastructure, including for<\/em>
\u201dthe most demanding regulatory requirements.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin Merz,<\/strong>
President of SAP Sovereign Cloud,
SAP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sovereign Cloud Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The foundation is a fully sovereign cloud region within SAP Cloud Infrastructure, featuring three independent availability zones in geographically separate data centers in Walldorf\/St. Leon-Rot. This sovereign cloud platform is complemented by a comprehensive security and compliance framework, as evidenced by certifications such as ISO\/IEC 27001 based on IT-Grundschutz for the data centers, EN 50600\/ISO\/IEC 22237, as well as TSI Level 3+ and C5 Type II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, SAP Cloud Infrastructure has conducted a self-assessment based on the BSI\u2019s C3A (Criteria Enabling Cloud Computing Autonomy) criteria catalog, which confirms compliance with all digital sovereignty requirements. The VS-NfD authorization complements this approach by providing a key component for security-critical use cases with the most stringent requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAP Cloud Infrastructure, as an operating option for SAP Sovereign Cloud, is an integral part of SAP\u2019s portfolio for digital sovereignty. Together with SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site and Delos Cloud, SAP thus offers freedom of choice, control, and robust security for customers with stringent regulatory requirements. (Source: SAP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAP has received authorization from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for its cloud infrastructure in Walldorf\/St. Leon-Rot to process classified information at the \u201eFor Official Use Only\u201c level as part of a component certification.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":165382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161,2,44495],"tags":[625,44106,44395,39,601,73,65,369,624,517,236,44175],"coauthors":[39720],"class_list":["post-165381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-szene","category-sap-nachrichten","category-mag-26-07","tag-ai","tag-bdc","tag-btp","tag-cloud","tag-digitalisierung","tag-erp","tag-hana","tag-it","tag-ki-joule","tag-s4","tag-sap","tag-sap-business-data-cloud","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-400x180.jpg",400,180,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-768x346.jpg",768,346,true],"large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"image-100":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-100x45.jpg",100,45,true],"image-480":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-480x216.jpg",480,216,true],"image-640":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-640x288.jpg",640,288,true],"image-720":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-720x324.jpg",720,324,true],"image-960":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-960x432.jpg",960,432,true],"image-1168":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"image-1440":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"image-1920":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-18x8.jpg",18,8,true],"bricks_large_16x9":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"bricks_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"bricks_large_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap.jpg",1000,450,false],"bricks_medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-600x270.jpg",600,270,true],"bricks_medium_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-600x450.jpg",600,450,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2607_sz_sap-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

SAP hat f\u00fcr seine Cloud Infrastructure in Walldorf\/St. Leon-Rot vom Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik die Einsatzerlaubnis f\u00fcr die Verarbeitung von Verschlusssachen des Geheimhaltungsgrads \u201eNur f\u00fcr den Dienstgebrauch\u201c im Rahmen einer Komponentenzulassung erhalten.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Szene<\/a>, Community Nachrichten<\/a>, MAG 26-07<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"E3 Magazine","url":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/author\/e3_magazin\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165388,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165381\/revisions\/165388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165381"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=165381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}