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Microsoft Expands Sovereign Cloud Offering: How Far Can the New Resilience, Data Residency, Control, and Compliance Features Go?

Publisher IDC
Published Jul 30, 2025
Length 8 Pages
SKU # IDC20265887

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This IDC Market Perspective examines Microsoft's June 2025 enhancements to its Sovereign Cloud solutions in Europe, which address rising demands for data sovereignty, digital resilience, and operational autonomy. The initiative includes Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud, and National Partner Clouds, offering nuanced controls over data and operations. These enhancements align with Microsoft's Five European Digital Commitments, aiming to bolster trust amid geopolitical and regulatory challenges. "While promising, the complexity of sovereignty desires in Europe is ever-changing, necessitating a focus on tangible values such as resilience, data independence, flexibility, and compliance to move the needle on the topic," said Archana Venkatraman, senior research director, Cloud Data Management and Governance, IDC Europe. "A practical approach to designing the IT stack for resilience and strategic autonomy can help move sovereignty-focused conversations forward."

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8 Pages

Executive Snapshot

New Market Developments and Dynamics

Sovereign Public Cloud

Sovereign Private Cloud

National Partner Clouds

Microsoft-Native Pathway to Resilience, Compliance, and Autonomy

What's in it for the Vendor

Complexity and Nuances of Sovereignty Desires in Europe Limit the Impact of Technical Enhancements

Advice for the Technology Supplier

Focusing on Tangible Values and Strategic Autonomy

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