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S3NS wins SecNumCloud qualification for Thales and Google's French cloud

ANSSI granted S3NS, the Thales controlled, French law joint venture with Google Cloud, its SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification covering IaaS, PaaS and CaaS together. It is the first such combined qualification and the first Franco-American "cloud de confiance" offer.

Verified Editor-read S3NS press release, 18 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish Google's exact equity stake in S3NS, or that any customer workload has yet migrated.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07. How the record is made

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