OVHcloud has announced, within the framework of the InCyber 2026 Forum, the expansion of its activities in the defense sector in Europein a context of accelerated digitalization of the armed forces, as well as persistent dependence on non-European technologies.
With this in mind, OVHcloud, which already collaborates with the main players in the defense sector, will accelerate its presence in Europe with its cloud and AI solutions for critical environments, for which among other things it will hire experts from the armed forces and the defense sector.
The needs of European armed forces are changing, as they face a rapid transformation involving digitalization of operations, real-time processing, interconnection of systems and AI push. Because of this, they need to have more data control and resilience, as well as reinforced cybersecurity, and comply with national and European regulatory frameworks.
OVHcloud has been offering support to defense sector players for several years, through a large-scale managed cloud infrastructure, with multi-local architectures and three availability zone regions, which guarantee service continuity and resilience.
Its solutions also incorporate high security and regulatory compliance standards, among which is SecNumCloud. Its hardware and software offering, particularly with OPCP, allows it to deploy a cloud platform directly in its clients’ data centers, with a high level of control and operability.
This allows us to respond to current defense needs, with access to advanced cloud and AI capabilities, while maintaining control of infrastructure, data and operations.
OVHcloud expands its solutions based on its internal competencies, in addition to deploying specialized teams in each country, with the aforementioned hiring of profiles from the armed forces and the defense sector.
In addition, the group supports the improvement of its teams’ qualifications to meet national requirements. Especially in terms of security clearances and certifications, including classified defense devices. These teams are in charge of designing adapted architectures, as well as accompanying the modernization of infrastructures, integrating AI capabilities and meeting the requirements of each environment.
Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloudhas stressed that «Defense now depends on the cloud, data and AI. In the current context, Europe can no longer afford to depend on extra-European technologies: it must have sovereign and high-performance alternatives. That is precisely what we develop at OVHcloud. After France, we are going to offer cloud and AI solutions on a European scale, but also an experience capable of accompanying the transformation of the armed forces and reinforcing our strategic autonomy.
