Data Sovereignty 2026: From Principle to Priority
Chapter 1 of the survey "Data Sovereignty 2026: Reality, Relevance, Roadmap"
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Last edited: July 20, 2026
From BARC’s 2026 Data Sovereignty survey of 320 organizations worldwide: how sovereignty has moved from a compliance requirement to a strategic condition for running data- and AI-driven processes at acceptable risk.
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Data Sovereignty 2026:
- 1. Six Findings at a Glance
- 2. From Principle to Priority
- 3. The Transatlantic Sovereignty Gap
- 4. From Rules to Risk
- 5. Data, AI and the Sovereignty Push
- 6. The Ambition–Execution Gap
- 7. Security First, Cloud Rebalanced
- 8. People and Technical Hurdles
- 9. The Sovereignty Roadmap
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About the author(s)
Senior Analyst Data & Analytics
Timm Grosser is a Senior Analyst Data & Analytics at BARC with a focus on data strategy, data governance and data management. His core expertise is the definition and implementation of data & analytics strategy, organization, architecture and software selection.
He is a popular speaker at conferences and seminars and has authored numerous BARC studies and articles.
Founder & CEO
As founder and CEO, Dr. Carsten Bange has built BARC into Europe’s leading market analysis and consulting firm for data & analytics over the past 25 years. With his team of 50 people, he helps companies make the strategic, organizational and technological decisions that ensure their successful transformation into data- and analytics-driven organizations.
Dr. Bange is considered one of the leading experts on the technology market and the beneficial use of data & analytics, which makes him a sought-after speaker, author and consultant for companies, software vendors and service providers as well as investors.