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What is a sovereign cloud?
With cloud sovereignty a hot-button topic, businesses might be thinking they too need to jump on the bandwagon. However, industry players tell ITPro that it’s still very much a public-sector play. Often confused with data sovereignty, the sovereign cloud concept is more about the frameworks governments put in place to gain or maintain control over the national cloud environment. “It’s…
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EU tech firms team up to launch ‘Virt8ra’ sovereign edge cloud platform
Eight European tech organizations have teamed up to launch a sovereign edge cloud platform aimed at providing portability and interoperability across multiple cloud providers. Virt8ra, coordinated by OpenNebula Systems, includes backing from Arsys, BIT, Gdańsk University of Technology, Infobip, IONOS, Kontron, Mondragon, and Oktawave, and will provide computing and storage resources in a host of countries across the region. This…
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HPE launches exclusive sovereign cloud offering for the channel
HPE has taken aim at data sovereignty concerns with two new products that look to help businesses make use of cloud-style services in an airgapped environment. HPE Private Cloud Enterprise Disconnected and HPE Alletra Storage MP Disconnected were announced at HPE Discover Barcelona 2024 during CEO Antonio Neri’s keynote address. They are intended to address the needs of regulated industries…
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SAP launches sovereign cloud service for UK customers
SAP has announced new sovereign cloud capabilities in the UK, meaning customers will now be able to process data entirely within the borders of the country. The offering is now fully operational and available to customers, SAP said in a statement, and is designed to meet the highest standards of data residency, security, and compliance within the UK. It’s targeted…
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Sovereign cloud demand is “truly global” according to Oracle — and the company is well placed to capitalize on it
The demand for sovereign cloud capabilities is “truly global” according to a senior figure at Oracle, and the company intends to fully capitalize on this trend in the year ahead. Speaking to ITPro at a roundtable at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, Scott Twaddle, SVP of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), product and industries, described the burgeoning sovereign cloud computing market as “fascinating”…
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Scottish data center provider teams up with HPE to unveil National Cloud – a UK sovereign cloud service for large enterprises, tech startups, and public sector organizations
Scottish data center and cloud services provider DataVita is now offering clients data residency within the UK with the launch of National Cloud. Aiming to position itself as an alternative to the big cloud providers, it’s offering the new platform through a strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). “The National Cloud combines HPE GreenLake cloud’s leading capabilities to manage,…
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A Sovereign Cloud Boom Is Happening In APAC
In July 2024, the Australian government announced an AUD $2 billion (US $1.3 billion) investment into a strategic partnership between the Australian Signals Directorate and AWS in Australia to build a “Top Secret Cloud” for the government. The sovereign cloud will support Australia’s defence and national intelligence agencies to securely host their most sensitive information. It will also improve the…
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