IDC Strategic Importance of Digital Sovereignty

Digital sovereignty: navigating policy and collaboration

This new IDC white paper, sponsored by Google Cloud, provides expert guidance to help you take control of your data and digital infrastructure.

• Digital sovereignty is now a strategic business imperative, driven primarily by the need for regulatory compliance (a top driver for 37% of organizations) and rising geopolitical risks
• A “one-size-fits-all” approach is ineffective; companies must tailor their strategy by identifying sensitive workloads (like backup/recovery, a top priority for 32%) and choosing from a spectrum of sovereign solutions
• Implementation is complex and requires trusted partners, with 34% of leaders citing “high complexity” as a key challenge. As a result, organizations prioritize partners with in-country data centers (47%) and a strong sovereign ecosystem (36%).