Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Leading cloud computing platform offering comprehensive infrastructure and services
- Vendor
- 🇺🇸 Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- HQ Country
- 🇺🇸 US
- Risk Level
- 🚨 Significant
- Open Source
- No
- Data Portability
- Partial
- Self-Hosted
- No
No Norway region. Nearest is Stockholm (eu-north-1). Telenor Skygard partnership for sovereign cloud.
⚠️ Jurisdiction Risk
This product is subject to foreign jurisdiction (US), which may allow foreign authorities to compel data disclosure.
Key Concerns
- Subject to US CLOUD Act
- No Norwegian datacenter (Stockholm closest)
- Market dominance creates dependency risk
NDSI Assessment Breakdown
Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 — Assessed 2025-12-19
Stockholm region, no Norway datacenter yet
Renewable energy commitments, but behind Microsoft
Subject to CLOUD Act
No Norway datacenter, Stockholm is closest
US jurisdiction, growing in Norway via Telenor
High availability, dependent on Amazon
Extensive compliance certifications
US company, largest cloud provider globally (29% market share)
Amazon controlled, some open source
Industry standard, but proprietary services
What You Can Do
Use Stockholm region
Configure resources in eu-north-1 (Stockholm)
Enable AWS Key Management Service
Use customer-managed encryption keys