- 100% of managers now reconstruct the location of data due to the risk of sovereignty
- Many envisage multicloud models and sovereign data centers
- Balancing the public cloud with sovereign storage is the way to follow
New research by Pure Storage has revealed that data sovereignty is now much more than a technical problem – it is an essential company and a geopolitical risk.
The company’s survey revealed that 100% of business leaders now reconstruct the location of data due to risk of sovereignty, 92% agreeing that geopolitical changes strengthen exposure.
Almost four in five (78%) also note that they have already started to include sovereignty within their strategies, including multicloud models, sovereign data centers and governance clauses.
Data sovereignty is an essential commercial risk
The report blamed the AI breed for increased accent on data sovereignty, many nations now creating a sovereign cloud to ensure data security. The regulatory changes between markets and current geopolitical tensions have also led companies to reconsider their strategies.
Pure storage note how reputation damage could come from inadequate sovereignty planning, the loss of confidence of customers becoming the ultimate consequence of inaction. Loss of income, regulatory penalties and irreparable damage to stakeholders have also been noted.
The recommendation of the report is that companies explore hybrid strategies, keeping sovereign critical workloads and using the public cloud for the rest, which establishes a solid balance between performance and affordability.
“A balanced strategy optimizes risk reduction while maintaining the speed of innovation and organizational resilience,” said CTO International Pure Storage Alex McMullan.
“This requires a proactive and thoughtful process that analyzes the risk landscape to identify the most critical and sensitive data sets of data, place these workloads in sovereign environments, while taking advantage of the public cloud for less crucial functions,” continues the report.
A strategic risk assessment and a proactive preparation for regulatory evolution, said the company, will help ensure that companies can obtain a competitive advantage in the future.
