CLOUD COMPUTING
As organisations across Europe and globally face regulatory mandates, resilience expectations and technological advancement, sovereignty has become a requirement for governments, public institutions and enterprises seeking to use cloud services whilst retaining control over data and operations.
The sovereign cloud market has grown in recent years as technology providers respond to demands for data residency, local control and regulatory compliance. Governments and regulated industries require cloud infrastructure that keeps data within national borders whilst maintaining access to advanced technologies including AI.
Microsoft has announced capabilities for its Sovereign Cloud offering, building upon digital sovereignty controls to deliver AI and scale through a partner ecosystem and following the company’ s June 2025 launch of comprehensive sovereign solutions by Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft’ s commercial business.
“ We are taking the next step in strengthening our European digital commitments to empower our customers with greater choice, more control over their data privacy and the most robust digital resilience we have ever offered,” he says.
The Microsoft Sovereign Cloud spans public cloud and private digital infrastructure, ensuring customers can choose the right balance of control, compliance and capability for their needs.
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