From sovereignty washing and the illusion of cloud control, to telecom operators stepping up as trusted national champions, to a satellite space race where the European Union finds itself outgunned by U.S. and Chinese giants, SDxCentral’s latest supplement investigates what digital sovereignty really means in 2026.
Featuring expert perspectives from Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, Eutelsat, Red Hat, Nutanix, Kyndryl, and Accenture, this is SDxCentral's deep dive into the sovereignty question that every technologist and policymaker is grappling with right now.
Inside this edition:
Operational risk strategy versus geopolitical marketing hype
Take a deep dive into what sovereignty actually means and the proliferation of "sovereignty washing" in the cloud space.
A global view of sovereign telecom ventures in the AI era
Giacomo Lee explores the concept of sovereignty through the lens of telecom operators, through conversations with Orange and Vodafone on everything from geopolitical risk to beyond Euro-centric considerations.
Can containers conquer sovereignty?
Red Hat, Nutanix, and CCS Insight examine the role cloud-native concepts like Kubernetes can play in the growing "sovereign paradox."
Sovereignty … in … space
Dan Meyer looks up to the stars, where sovereignty has historically been complicated, but the growing satellite buildout has put the idea of sovereignty beyond borders to the fore.
Featuring leaders from Accenture, Orange, Kyndryl, and Nutanix, and expert analysts from IDC, Analysys Mason, and ABI Research, this in-depth report details sovereignty trends from across the digital infrastructure market.
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