Tech buyers are baking in sovereignty from day one, says 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. MORE CONTEXT Digital sovereignty is real in Europe.
- ▪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.
- ▪MORE CONTEXT Digital sovereignty is real in Europe.
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