German software companies Celonis and deepset have developed a sovereign AI platform for mission-critical operations, combining process intelligence with AI agent orchestration to give public sector, defense, and critical infrastructure operators full control over their data and AI infrastructure. The partnership, announced June 16, targets organizations in highly regulated environments that need advanced AI capabilities without relying on non-European platforms.
The integrated platform combines Celonis' Process Intelligence Platform and its Context Model with deepset's Haystack-based AI agent platform. It unifies operational data, documents, and workflows to accelerate investigations, improve situational awareness, and catch operational risks earlier. Organizations can deploy it on their own infrastructure without vendor lock-in, keeping data and AI operations under direct control.
European alternative for sovereign AI
"At deepset, we believe organizations need AI systems they can fully trust and control - especially in mission-critical environments," said Milos Rusic, CEO and co-founder of deepset. "By combining Haystack's open and governed AI agents with the Celonis Context Model, we are creating a European alternative for operational AI that is transparent, auditable, and grounded in real-world operational context." This launch reflects a broader push for AI for Government applications that prioritize sovereignty, security, and strict data governance.
Process intelligence meets AI orchestration
Celonis says most enterprise AI implementations lack accurate operational context. Its Process Intelligence Platform and Context Model let AI systems understand how an organization functions in real time by connecting process data, business knowledge, and decision intelligence. "AI systems are only as effective as the operational context they are given," said Florian Schewior, Managing Director DACH at Celonis. "By combining Celonis Process Intelligence and Context Model capabilities with deepset's AI orchestration platform, we can help public sector and security organizations deploy AI systems that are operationally grounded, explainable, and aligned with sovereign infrastructure requirements."
This integration addresses a core challenge for AI for Operations efforts in regulated industries: supplying AI agents with the real-time process data needed to make informed, auditable decisions.
Initial focus on Europe's security markets
The partnership will initially serve organizations in the DACH region and support wider European sovereign AI initiatives tied to security, defense, and public sector modernization. Celonis and deepset plan to expand through joint customer projects and ecosystem partnerships as demand for controlled, Europe-built AI continues to rise.
Why this matters for operations
Operations leaders in critical sectors now have a concrete European-built option that marries process mining and AI agent orchestration. Instead of trusting operational data to platforms outside their jurisdiction, they can deploy a system that runs on their own infrastructure, stays auditable, and delivers context-aware situational awareness. The result is faster, better-informed decision-making for investigations, risk monitoring, and cross-agency collaboration without surrendering sovereignty over data or models.
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