Putting Data Sovereignty into Practice

From Strategy to Action

New BARC research reveals a striking shift in enterprise IT strategy. The era of “cloud-only” is being replaced by a more pragmatic approach, with 19% of companies now increasing their on-premises usage and another 13% slowing or stopping cloud migrations. The market is decisively moving toward hybrid models, with 51% of organizations actively strengthening their hybrid cloud strategies. This is not a retreat from innovation, but a strategic pivot driven by the non-negotiable business need for data sovereignty.

But moving from the “what” to the “how” is fraught with complexity and high-stakes architectural decisions. As Mathias Nöbauer, CEO of the European cloud provider Exoscale, warns…