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  "name": "Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS)",
  "description": "The Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) is a German-led, European open-source project that defines a standardized, modular set of software for cloud infrastructure. It builds upon OpenStack and Kubernetes to enable federated, secure, and digitally sovereign cloud services that comply with European data protection standards.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T04:24:45.488+00:00",
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    "website": "scs.community",
    "founded": "2019",
    "headquarters": "Berlin, Germany",
    "pricing_model": "Free/Open Source (Software is free; certification or support may involve costs via partners)",
    "core_products": "Technical standards, reference implementations, and certification for OpenStack and Kubernetes-based clouds.",
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    "target_markets": "Public sector, European cloud service providers, and highly regulated industries (Finance, Healthcare).",
    "employee_count": "11-50 (core project team)",
    "funding_stage": "Publicly funded (BMWK)",
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      "best private cloud for enterprise",
      "how to build a GDPR compliant cloud",
      "Public Cloud Hyperscalers: Reliance on US-based hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) despite data sovereignty concerns."
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