{"id":7704,"date":"2025-07-08T11:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/datacenter-the-cornerstone-of-strategic-autonomy-for-public-data\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:38:44","slug":"datacenter-the-cornerstone-of-strategic-autonomy-for-public-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/datacenter-the-cornerstone-of-strategic-autonomy-for-public-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Datacenter : The Cornerstone of Strategic Autonomy for Public Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7704\" class=\"elementor elementor-7704 elementor-7697\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5953ec6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5953ec6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f0c7e0\" data-id=\"41f0c7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4ec270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4ec270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a time when digital sovereignty and ecological transition are becoming top priorities, the sovereign datacenter stands out as a key lever.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a round table organized by OUTSCALE, Antoine Fournier (Th\u00e9s\u00e9e Data Center) and David Chassan (OUTSCALE) shared their insights on this strategic topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rich and thought provoking discussion centered on one essential theme: t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he role of sovereign datacenters in building a trusted, resilient, high-performance, and compliant digital ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c803a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c803a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Sovereignty: A Chain of Trust That Begins with Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35136fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35136fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital sovereignty goes far beyond data localization. It relies on a chain of trust and the first and most tangible link is physical: the datacenter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab <em>Every cloud service, every AI, at some point, needs a physical infrastructure to operate.<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bb Antoine Fournier, Th\u00e9s\u00e9e Data Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The datacenter is not just a container, it is the very foundation of strategic autonomy. At OUTSCALE, this means a clear responsibility: working only with partners capable of guaranteeing the highest standards in security, compliance, performance, and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bb0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"41bb0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SWp98tec6Ws?si=TgvKGoI2gfQiWKhG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af39e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3af39e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demanding Certifications: Guarantees of Trust and Transparency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6015a5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6015a5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the highlights of the round table was the emphasis on certifications as tangible proof of strong commitments to sovereignty:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>TIER IV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the highest standard of resilience for hosting critical data<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SecNumCloud 3.2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the ANSSI qualification, the French and European reference for trusted cloud infrastructure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CISPE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the only certification recognized by the CNIL ensuring that data remains within Europe and is processed in full compliance with the GDPR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These certifications are not just labels, they are part of a transparent, controlled, and continuously improving approach. As an example, Th\u00e9s\u00e9e recently conducted a full scale intrusion test in collaboration with law enforcement to strengthen its internal security systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79717694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79717694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUTSCALE &amp; Th\u00e9s\u00e9e: An Industrial and Eco-Responsible Partnership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284ebc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"284ebc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 380,000 clients and 45 million users worldwide, OUTSCALE embraces a strict industrial approach. Its partnership with Th\u00e9s\u00e9e is built on three strategic pillars: security, operational excellence, and eco-responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, we:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are committed to the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, aiming for climate neutrality by 2030<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invest in technologies such as direct water cooling, waste heat reuse, and closed-loop systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrate energy efficiency criteria from the design phase (\u201cPUE by design\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab <em>We must be industrial in our approach, with extremely rigorous choices. Deploying our cloud services in datacenters like Th\u00e9s\u00e9e means ensuring high levels of security, performance, and sustainability.<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bb David Chassan, OUTSCALE.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3146e1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3146e1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toward European Digital Autonomy\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27913c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27913c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conclusion of this round table was clear: strategic autonomy is not declared, it is built. It is based on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certified and reliable partnerships<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resilient and ethical infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A shared commitment to embedding digital transformation within a long-term vision, respectful of both sovereignty and the environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OUTSCALE &amp; Th\u00e9s\u00e9e embody this ambition.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, they are building the foundations of a <\/span><b>trusted European digital future<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when digital sovereignty and ecological transition are becoming top priorities, the sovereign datacenter&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[394,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud-experience","category-sovereignty"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7707,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7704\/revisions\/7707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}