StackIT (Schwarz Digits)
Cloud performance from Germany, data sovereignty included.
StackIT is the cloud platform of Schwarz Digits, the digital arm of the Schwarz Group, operating data centres in Germany and the EU. It is aimed at organisations that want cloud capability without storing their data outside European jurisdictions. As such, it answers the question of how scalability and digital sovereignty can go together.
How Conexa Digital uses it
When a project puts European data residency and independence from non-European providers front and centre, StackIT is one of the infrastructure options we consider at Conexa Digital. For every use case, we assess which cloud best matches the requirements and the data protection obligations. There is no blanket commitment to a single provider with us.
Why it matters to you
Many large cloud providers are subject to legal regimes that can permit access to data even outside the EU. A sovereign German cloud like StackIT keeps your data within the European legal sphere and thereby reduces legal uncertainty. For businesses that take data protection seriously, that is a tangible advantage over standard hyperscalers.
Frequently asked questions
What makes StackIT a sovereign cloud?
StackIT operates its data centres in Germany and the EU and is governed by European law. Your data thus remains within the European legal sphere, without being exposed to access under non-European jurisdictions — a central pillar of digital sovereignty.
Why a European cloud at all, rather than a major US provider?
Well-known hyperscalers are in part subject to laws that can allow government access even to data stored in Europe. A European cloud like StackIT reduces that risk and makes GDPR-compliant processing of sensitive data markedly easier.
Does Conexa Digital use StackIT exclusively?
No. StackIT is one of several sovereign EU options in our toolkit. Which infrastructure we deploy depends on the project, its requirements and your preferences — we recommend the fitting solution, not a stock answer.