NATO's battle for cloud sovereignty: speed is existential
NATO must urgently build sovereign cloud platforms to connect, process and act on data faster than adversaries to preserve collective defense and operational readiness.
Europe seeks digital sovereignty through cloud-certification rules restricting US hyperscalers, forcing a trade-off between data jurisdictional control and access to global cloud innovation.
European organizations pursue cloud sovereignty to reduce reliance on US hyperscalers, driven by data privacy, regulatory compliance, and geopolitical risk.