Tech buyers are baking in sovereignty from day one, says Forrester
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European firms feel the greatest pressure as US giants dominate cloud and AI infrastructure
Geopolitical tensions, regulatory pressure, and growing awareness of risk are prompting organizations to build sovereignty requirements into new technology projects from day one, according to Forrester.
The research firm says organizations worldwide are specifying data residency and sovereign AI architecture requirements at the planning stage. European firms face greater pressure than their US peers because the region has fewer domestically developed hyperscale AI platforms.
The analysis comes as the EU launches a tender to establish up to seven AI gigafactories across Europe, its latest attempt to strengthen the bloc's technological sovereignty. The projects will receive up to €10 billion in EU and national funding, with at least another €20 billion expected from private investors.
Dario Maisto, principal analyst at Forrester, said sovereignty was fast becoming an imperative for tech buyers.
"The organisations that...
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