Amazon Web Services launched a new region of its cloud in Germany Thursday, in part to serve customers who want to keep data within their country’s borders.

Germany has some of the strictest laws in the world related to data sovereignty and Amazon Senior Vice President Andy Jassy, who heads up the company’s cloud computing division, acknowledged that as a driving factor for opening the company’s newest region in Germany.

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Amazon’s cloud service now includes a Frankfurt region in Germany

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