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Explain IT: Season 8, Episode 12:Data Sovereignty in a Multi Cloud World

In this episode, we break down the rising complexities of Data Sovereignty, exploring how regulatory pressures, AI adoption, and evolving cloud strategies are reshaping how organisations think about data control, governance, and modern infrastructure.

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Softcat, is joined by Sabina Anja, Chief Technologist, VMware Cloud Foundation at Broadcom, and Gary Hawkins, Chief Technologist, Hybrid Platforms at Softcat, to demystify the complexities of Data Sovereignty.

As organisations face increasing regulatory pressure and the rapid adoption of AI, understanding where your data lives - and who controls it - is critical. The discussion explores how governance, the Cloud Act, and GDPR are reshaping cloud strategies across Europe, driving a renewed interest in private cloud and sovereign cloud solutions.

  • Defining Data Sovereignty: Why it is not just about location, but about jurisdiction, technical control, and operational access.
  • The Reality of Repatriation: Analysing the shift back to on-premise or Neo cloud environments to control data, without abandoning public cloud entirely.
  •  Modern Infrastructure: How containers, Kubernetes, and AI demands are influencing infrastructure and data design.
  •  The Power of Platforms: Meaningful insights on using VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF9) to provide a unified control plane for policy-based data sovereignty

Softcat’s Explain IT podcast is the place where we discuss, debate and demystify tech in simple, jargon-free language.

For more information visit softcat.com.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

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