ESC Preparation Assessment by PCG

Sovereign Cloud is an essential pillar of any risk strategy for organisations that already use AWS Cloud Services. Based on our experience backed by the AWS Premier Status and as ESC Launch Partner, PCG already offers comprehensive consulting services for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC).

With the PCG AWS ESC Preparation Assessment, organisations receive not only a classification of their security strategy, design, and implementation possibilities, but also a clear, actionable roadmap for adopting the ESC. As a launch partner for the ESC, PCG ensures your business is ready for the benefits and possibilities as soon as the ESC region becomes available in Q4 2025.

The PCG assessment aligns major information security and data privacy requirements of your specific needs to the AWS ESC potential.

Why Choose the ESC Preparation Assessment by PCG?

This offering is designed for companies already running AWS workloads and considering moving parts or entire workloads to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) for one or more of the following reasons:

• Access new market opportunities – for example, serving ISVs, public sector clients, or other sensitive end customers.
• Meet intrinsic security needs – address internal requirements for data protection and privacy.
• Strengthen risk management – mitigate security and compliance risks proactively.
• Fulfill contractual obligations – meet B2B and B2C requirements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance – comply with GDPR, NIS2, EU DORA, and other applicable regulations.

Key Deliverables

• Alignment with business risks (e.g., geopolitical)
• ESC feasibility and option assessment
• Clear recommendations and roadmap
• Interoperability with existing workloads
• Service selection and prioritization
• Management-ready report and stakeholder presentation

PCG Strategy & Approach

• Define clear goals and expectations
• Break down complex issues using reference workloads
• Conduct due diligence: criticality, quantity, priority
• Focus on tangible business outcomes and compliance
• Develop methodology for service comparison
• Validate risks, criticality, and BIA
• Facilitate workshops with technical and compliance teams
• Iterative validation with customer teams

PCG Approach: Four Key Pillars

We've developed a comprehensive framework that addresses every critical aspect of your ESC transition, from technical feasibility to strategic business alignment.

1. Infrastructure – Our AWS Architect reviews your current architecture, ensures ESC compatibility, and validates that critical workloads meet performance and availability needs.
2. Security & Compliance – Our Cybersecurity and Compliance specialists identify gaps, map your requirements to ESC capabilities, and adapt existing security solutions.
3. Operational Readiness – We ensure ESC integrates seamlessly with your existing AWS services, covering monitoring, logging, backup, and support.
4. Business Alignment – We tailor ESC adoption to your business goals, balance standard AWS and ESC services, and plan for future growth and compliance.

Get Started

Don't wait until ESC launches to start planning. Contact us today to schedule your ESC Preparation Assessment and ensure your organization is ready to capitalize on European data sovereignty opportunities from day one.