%Digital Sovereignty: Why Convenience Can't Replace Control%

Technology decisions have traditionally been driven by functionality, price, and ease of use. If a solution met the business need and integrated with existing systems, it was usually considered the right choice. Who owns the service provider and which legal jurisdiction governs rights to the service rarely features in procurement discussions.

That is beginning to change.

Questions around digital sovereignty are moving out of the IT department and into the boardroom. Organisations are asking not just where their data is stored, but who ultimately has access to it, which laws apply to it and whether they have sufficient control over one of their most valuable business assets.

This isn’t about fearmongering or suggesting organisations should abandon cloud technology. It’s about recognising that convenience and control are not always the same thing.

Recent research commissioned by Veeam highlightsjust how conflicted organisations have become. While 99% of enterprise decision-makers across EMEA...

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