Cloud Data Engine joins Gaia-X and unveils first compliance suite for Gaia-X labeled cloud services at Vivatech

Paris, June 12^rd,2025. Cloud Data Engine (CDE) isunveiling at VivaTech 2025 the first software suite designed to monitor the complianceof cloud services with Gaia-X trust frameworks—a key milestone for theoperationalization of sovereign and interoperable data ecosystems in Europe.

This pioneering solutionenabling real time, automated verification of Gaia-X labels for cloud servicesintegrated into marketplaces and federated data spaces ensuring thatgovernance rules and transparency requirements are enforced from design todeployment.

“For the first time,operators of data spaces can ensure that only cloud services that meet specificsovereignty and compliance requirements are available within their ecosystem,” saidAlban Schmutz, CEO and co-founder of Cloud Data Engine. “Whetherensuring that data is processed and stored exclusively within the EU, ormeeting sector-specific compliance standards, our solution guarantees that allservices are auditable, certified, and continuously aligned with Gaia-X policyrules.”

CDE’s software suite features:

• A Gaia-X Clearing House, in a     pre-installed version to be deployed and maintained for cloud providers by     CDE.
• The first Gaia-X accepted Notary Service,     automating the digitisation of compliance certificates,
• auditors,
• A service declaration and assessment     engine,
• A set of ontologies to ensure consistent     scoping of cloud services or geographies,
• Full automation of Gaia-X onboarding, and     labels rules conformity checking at Levels 1, 2, and 3, with direct     interaction with a Gaia-X Clearing Houses.

This software suite willbe fully integrated to support full orchestration of the new release of theCISPE Catalogue starting end of June 2025, which already feature more than1,000 located cloud services from CISPE members.

"Cloud DataEngine brings the ecosystem one step closer to the vision of a trusted andsovereign European cloud infrastructure," said Ulrich Ahle, CEOof Gaia-X AISBL. “CDE’s tooling is exactly what Gaia-X was designed toenable: trust, transparency, and decentralized enforcement of governance atscale.”

CDE’s founding teamincludes some of the most influential figures in the Gaia-X community, havingserved as co-founders of Gaia-X, Board Members, Chief Technology Officers, and theChairperson of the Policy Rules Committee. Their long-standing commitment tobuilding trustworthy digital infrastructures is now translated into operationaltools accessible to all data space stakeholders.

“Gaia-X is not just avision—it’s becoming more and more operational. With our solution, we help turncomplex compliance frameworks into automated, usable, and scalable mechanisms,”added Alban Schmutz.

Visit us at Vivatech 2025– Booth D11 !

About Cloud Data Engine

CDE (Cloud Data Engine)is a leading technology provider specializing in cloud compliance,interoperability, and security solutions. It supports initiatives that enhancedigital trust and transparency in the European cloud landscape.

https://clouddataengine.io

About Gaia-X

Gaia-X is a Europeaninitiative that aims to establish a secure, transparent, and federated digitalecosystem based on European values. Its mission is to foster innovation anddigital sovereignty by providing a framework for data infrastructure and servicesthat are compliant, interoperable, and trusted. https://gaia-x.eu

Press Contact : Kareen Frascaria / kareen.frascaria@CloudDataEngine.io  /+33 6 16 37 08 52

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