IDC PlanScape: Deploying Sovereign Cloud
This IDC PlanScape discusses how organizations can implement digital sovereignty solutions, specifically sovereign cloud solutions. It highlights the challenges organizations will need to overcome and offers IT leaders and business executives step-by-step guidance on how to implement and operate a sovereign cloud. "The need for regulatory compliance has traditionally been the main reason for organizations to seek sovereign solutions. But recent years have seen a paradigm shift, as the need to enhance cybersecurity and expanding cloud usage are now considered to be among the top drivers for deploying a sovereign cloud." — Research Director for European Cloud Strategies and Lead Analyst for Worldwide Digital Sovereignty Rahiel Nasir, IDC
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Executive Summary
Why is digital sovereignty Important?
What is sovereign cloud?
Sovereign Cloud Obstacles
Benefits of a Sovereign Cloud
Realizing the Benefits: Sovereign Cloud in Action
Who are the Key Stakeholders?
How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Sovereign Cloud?
Choosing Workloads to Migrate to a Sovereign Cloud
Areas to Invest in to Support Digital Sovereignty
Choosing a Sovereign Cloud Provider
Advice for Technology Buyers
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