Supporting customers as a critical provider under EU DORA

At Google Cloud, we take our role in the financial ecosystem in Europe very seriously. We also firmly believe that digital operational resilience is vital to safeguarding and enhancing innovation. 

Today, we mark a significant milestone in our long-term commitment to the European financial services sector. The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have officially designated Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Google Cloud EMEA), together with its subsidiaries, as a critical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) third-party service provider (CTPP) under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). 

This designation acknowledges the systemic importance of the financial entities that rely on our services, as well as the importance of the workloads they have deployed. We welcome this new phase under DORA, and we remain committed to working with our customers and our regulators under DORA to drive towards even greater resilience for the European financial system. 

Embracing direct oversight

Google Cloud EMEA has ...