On March 5th, 2025, at the Dynamo Cloud Business Forum (#DCBF) in Milan, a groundbreaking initiative was unveiled: the launch of the Sovereign European Cloud API (SECA)! This moment marked a significant leap toward enhancing Europe’s cloud independence and reducing reliance on non-European providers – and a wide press coverage echoes our joint press release, dispatched together with IONOS and Aruba Cloud.
Let’s highlight some key messages and press insights here.
What makes SECA so new and innovative:
- SECA is the new open industry standard with API specification for Cloud Infrastructure Management. Designed to enhance interoperability across cloud environments, SECA provides a unified framework that ensures flexibility, security, and compliance with European regulations.
- SECA, developed through the collaboration of IONOS, Aruba Cloud, and Dynamo, introduces an open standard designed to foster greater interoperability, security, and compliance within Europe’s cloud ecosystem.
- By adopting a shared API standard, organizations gain greater control over their cloud infrastructure, eliminating integration complexity and fostering a more open and competitive European Cloud ecosystem.
Why SECA Matters:
As Europe strives to assert digital sovereignty, the need for a robust, independent cloud infrastructure has never been more urgent. SECA directly addresses this challenge by offering:
✅ Seamless workload mobility – Eliminating vendor lock-in and empowering businesses with greater flexibility.
✅ Enhanced multicloud interoperability – A crucial step toward the vision of a unified EuroStack.
✅ Compliance with EU regulations – Designed to align with European data governance and security standards.
✅ Free and open access – SECA is available to all European cloud service providers, fostering a collaborative ecosystem.
Sovereign APIs, like SECA, establish a de-facto standard, driven by large providers like IONOS and Aruba, to build uniform access and control of data by those that will adopt it. A strong handshake of trust between customers and providers. We are proud to be part of the SECA initiative and excited to announce it today at the Dynamo Cloud Business Forum in Milan.
Francesco BonfiglioCEO of Dynamo
The launch of the SECA marks a huge milestone for Europe’s digital sovereignty, reinforcing the need for a strong, independent, and secure cloud ecosystem.
We selected some voices from the press to share them with you:
📢 Insights from the UK Press – Computing.co.uk:
“A coalition of European cloud providers, including Aruba, IONOS and Dynamo, has introduced the Sovereign European Cloud API (SECA), a new open standard for cloud infrastructure management.”
Read more here: https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/cloud/european-cloud-providers-push-for-open-api-standard-amid-sovereignty-concerns
📢 Insights from the UK Press – ComputerWeekly.com:
“European cloud providers are being urged to adopt a newly created open-source infrastructure management API designed to make it easier for customers to move workloads and applications between competing off-premise platforms.”
Read more here: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620453/European-cloud-providers-unite-over-data-sovereignty-focused-API
📢 Insights from the Italian Press – Il Sole 24 Ore:
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/europa-digitale-e-indipendente-nasce-seca-nuovo-standard-aperto-il-cloud-AGDfdeKD
📢 Insights from the German Press – ChannelPartner:
https://www.channelpartner.de/a/mehr-interoperabilitaet-fuer-europaeische-cloud-anbieter,3619530
📢 Insights from the Spanish Press – Silocon:
https://www.silicon.es/llega-seca-la-api-de-la-nube-soberana-europea-2564891
📢 Insights from the French Press – L’Informacien: https://www.linformaticien.com/magazine/cloud/63146-une-nouvelle-norme-pour-le-cloud-souverain.html
Join the SECA initiative:
Are you a European Cloud Service Provider and want to join the SECA initiative?
➡️ Let us know: press@dynamo.cloud
Check out the SECA website!
➡️ https://lnkd.in/dE-7tDmm
Get the full press release:
➡️ Open the press release
As we move forward, we invite European cloud providers, businesses, and policymakers to join us in this effort. SECA is not just a technical solution—it’s a commitment to a future where Europe controls its own digital destiny.