Sovereign cloud: industry leaders weigh up political ambitions against the realities on the ground
Gathering on 7 October at the initiative of the B2B IT Press Club to discuss digital sovereignty, six French and American industry leaders compared their real-world experiences, revealing approaches far more pragmatic than political rhetoric would suggest. “ There are as many definitions of sovereignty as there are people you speak to ,” sums up Damien Rilliard, EU Sovereign Cloud Lead Expert at Oracle. This… diversity of interpretations is something that Orange Business, Bouygues Telecom, Sopra Steria, Oracle, Veeam and Dell Technologies have to deal with on a daily basis. For these industry players, the challenge lies not so much in agreeing on a single definition of sovereignty as in offering their clients solutions tailored to their regulatory, technological and economic constraints, without sacrificing performance or innovation. A political ambition…