Cohere and Aleph Alpha, two trusted sovereign AI providers for governments and regulated industries, today announce their plan to join forces. This transatlantic alliance would combine Cohere’s global AI scale with Aleph Alpha’s strong research excellence and deep institutional relationships, forging a globally competitive AI champion backed by their Canadian and German ecosystems. The initiative reflects a shared vision: To provide the world with an independent, enterprise-grade sovereign alternative in an era of growing AI concentration and to ensure that organizations do not need to relinquish control over their own AI stack. The planned combined entity, subject to approval by shareholders as well as

Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, and Strategisch Leveranciersmanagement Rijk (SLM Rijk), part of the Ministry of Justice and Security, have signed a framework agreement, paving the way for greater digital sovereignty in Europe. Following a successful review process, this framework agreement provides a solid base for using the Stackit Public Cloud in a compliant manner. With this decision, the Dutch Ministry of Justice confirms STACKIT as a sovereign alternative to non-European cloud providers. The collaboration is based on a comprehensive Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)review conducted by the independent Privacy Company.

Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, and Siemens announce a strategic partnership to implement local private 5G networks for critical infrastructures and consumers in the field of internal and external security. The cooperation addresses the growing need for high-performance mobile communication, technological sovereignty and resilience for European authorities with security tasks and in national and alliance defense. The combination of the competence of Siemens in the area of communication with the superior cloud offerings from STACKIT and software solutions from Schwarz Digits results in highly integrated solutions.

Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, sets the standard for digital sovereignty in Europe. At the Hannover Messe, taking place from April 20 to April 24, the company will introduce the European Sovereign Stack Standard, or ES³ for short, and present an exclusive exhibit. The ES³ creates a fact-based foundation and transparency that is unique in the market. It offers guidance for decision-makers in industry and the SME sector and supports companies in increasing their digital sovereignty. A maturity model evaluates the digital sovereignty of IT services across four clear levels. The initiative’s goal is to objectively assess and compare the complexity and digital sovereignty of IT infrastructures. To this end, the auditing firm BDO, acting as an independent body, has verified the maturity model underlying the ES³.

Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, and Uvision Europe are entering into a technological partnership to strengthen European defense capabilities. The focus is on providing a sovereign cloud infrastructure for Uvision Europe’s high-precision systems. By utilizing the German hyperscaler STACKIT, the systems’ seamless digital sovereignty is ensured—a fundamental prerequisite for use in national and alliance-related defense scenarios.

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Schwarz Digits are setting new standards for a digitalized healthcare system. In the future "Schwarz Charité Health Data GmbH", both partners are pooling their expertise to securely network medical data and thus create the basis for targeted prevention and state-of-the-art research and treatment options.

The "Cyber Security Report 2026" published today by Schwarz Digits at the Cyber Security Conference (CSC) reveals an alarming picture of the German economy. Despite estimated economic losses of over €202 billion annually due to cyberattacks, the representative survey of 1,001 German companies shows a deep discrepancy between perceived preparedness and structural resilience. Although cybersecurity budgets rose to 17% of IT budgets, they remained reactive and regulatory-driven. Almost every second company massively underestimates its regulatory impact under NIS-2. The report proves that while attackers are becoming more professional with the help of AI, many companies are indulging in a dangerous security illusion.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) and Schwarz Digits have announced a long-term strategic partnership. Together, they are bringing the CrowdStrike Falcon®security platform to STACKIT, Schwarz Digits' sovereign cloud infrastructure. Through this collaboration, the AI-native Falcon platform, which provides complete visibility into attack paths, will be available via the STACKIT cloud operated within the EU. This will enable companies and public institutions to comply with European data sovereignty requirements while protecting themselves against modern cyber threats.