Announcement
Oct 22, 2025
STACKIT and DeepMask entered partnership to provide secure and sovereign AI
STACKIT and DeepMask have entered a partnership to provide enterprise and public institutions with a secure and sovereign AI implementation and infrastructure in Germany and the EU.
The partnership brings together DeepMask’s expertise in building enterprise-ready AI with STACKIT’s trusted, sovereign cloud infrastructure.
As part of this partnership, enterprises of all sizes and the public sector with high demands for compliance, security and sovereignty can benefit from secure AI deployment.
DeepMask provides a full-stack platform for LLMs, RAG pipelines and fine-tuning with GDPR-, ISO- and BSI-compliant infrastructure. Combined with STACKIT’s sovereign and scalable cloud infrastructure - customers gain maximum data protection and regulatory compliance while leveraging AI in use cases involving internal databases.
"DeepMask complements our Data & AI Platform with a full-stack platform for creating, deploying and running LLMs, internal knowledge base RAG pipelines and fine-tuning - with complete sovereignty and security according to our requirements for our customers. DeepMask aligns with our values around enterprise-grade security and privacy, which are at the core of their offering” - says Bernie Wagner, CEO of STACKIT and Executive VP Sales and Marketing at Schwarz Digits.
The collaboration focuses on building a truly secure AI implementation for enterprises and the public sector in Germany and the EU.
“The partnership with STACKIT provides the foundation of a sovereign cloud which ensures data protection, transparency, and control for our enterprise and public sector customers when deploying AI. In times of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, this partnership delivers an important milestone for secure and sovereign AI” - says Hissan Usmani, Co-founder & CEO of DeepMask.
About STACKIT:
STACKIT is the cloud provider of Schwarz Digits. External partners and customers in Europe can rely on the cloud services that Schwarz Group companies have been benefiting from for years for their digital transformation. On the way to becoming the first European hyperscaler, STACKIT offers digital sovereignty that goes far beyond the market standard and individual approaches to the implementation and operation of cloud solutions. STACKIT currently operates four data centers - one of which is in Austria - and is building a fifth in Lübbenau. Based in Neckarsulm, Germany, the team is paving the way for an independent Europe - digital, leading. As part of Schwarz Digits, STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG is part of the IT and digital division of Schwarz Group.
About DeepMask:
DeepMask is a leading provider of a full-stack platform for enterprise AI, offering LLMs, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning capabilities with full sovereignty and security.
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