S2GRUPO Announces Strategic Partnership with OVHcloud to Strengthen Digital Sovereignty and Cyber Resilience in Europe

In a context where digital sovereignty is becoming a strategic imperative and cyber threats are increasing in scope, sophistication, and intensity, S2GRUPO has formalized a strategic partnership with OVHcloud. This collaboration brings together two leading European specialists in cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity, with the goal of strengthening Europe’s ability to protect its critical data, infrastructure, and digital economy.

By combining OVHcloud’s sovereign and trusted cloud solutions with our advanced expertise in cybersecurity, we offer a robust and fully European alternative for organizations that need secure, resilient, and compliant digital environments. This partnership is rooted in a shared vision: to contribute to a more secure digital Europe by strengthening the European technology ecosystem and reducing strategic dependence on non-EU providers.

A European partnership with a shared vision

OVHcloud is a global provider and European leader in cloud services, recognized for its sovereign, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure. With a network of 46 data centers worldwide (21 of which are located in Europe), OVHcloud maintains full control over its technological infrastructure and value chain. Its solutions, certified under standards such as HDS, PCI-DSS, and SecNumCloud, allow organizations to maintain control of their data without sacrificing advanced cloud services.

At S2GRUPO, as a leading European cybersecurity company headquartered in Spain with a presence in over 35 countries, we bring extensive experience in protecting critical infrastructure and mission-critical environments against advanced threats. Our expertise spans both IT and OT cybersecurity, offering comprehensive managed detection and response (MDR) services, threat intelligence, and incident response—specifically designed for highly regulated sectors such as energy, transportation, industry, and public services.

European technological sovereignty is part of our DNA. Our key processes are underpinned by European technology—whether proprietary or based on open-source software—and by a model of independence that defines us as a 100% European cybersecurity company.

Addressing the dual challenge: digital sovereignty and advanced security

At S2GRUPO, we share the assessment that Europe’s reliance on non-EU cloud providers, coupled with extraterritorial legal frameworks, introduces significant risks for public and private organizations. At the same time, cyber incidents in the European Union have grown steadily in recent years, particularly affecting critical infrastructure, which already accounts for the majority of reported incidents.

Attacks on operational technology (OT) environments—industrial systems that support sectors such as energy, transportation, water, and manufacturing—account for a growing proportion of the threats identified in Europe, increasing operational and systemic risk.

The regulatory response is already underway. The NIS2 Directive establishes a common legal framework to ensure cybersecurity across 18 critical sectors, strengthening obligations regarding risk management, incident response, and cross-border cooperation. Countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands have already made progress in transposing the directive, significantly raising the bar for thousands of organizations.

Our partnership with OVHcloud enables us to offer fully European cloud and cybersecurity solutions, helping regulated organizations comply with NIS2, GDPR, and other sector-specific frameworks, while maintaining full control over the storage, processing, and protection of their data, without exposure to external jurisdictions.

Strengthening Europe’s digital future

Through this partnership, S2GRUPO and OVHcloud will work together to:

• Facilitate secure and compliant migration to sovereign European cloud environments.
• Protect critical infrastructure in sectors such as energy, transportation, industry, and public services against advanced threats.
• Support the adaptation of essential and important entities in the EU to the NIS2 Directive.
• Drive innovation within the European technology ecosystem, reducing strategic dependencies.
• Contribute to Europe’s geopolitical resilience, ensuring that digital infrastructures remain under European control.

At S2GRUPO, we thus reaffirm our commitment to digital sovereignty, cyber resilience, and the strengthening of the European technology ecosystem at a pivotal moment for the continent’s digital future.