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SUMMARY:Digital sovereignty\, sovereign clouds and data embassies
DESCRIPTION:Recent geopolitical developments have highlighted significant
  risks associated with dependence on the ‘Big 3' US hyperscale cloud pro
 viders. ‘Digital sovereignty’ is now the mantra\, but is it feasible to 
 build national or regional clouds that are secure from foreign governmen
 t interference\, while delivering an appropriate level of functionality 
 and resilience? Meanwhile\, there is an acute awareness\, especially in 
 Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries\, that restricting critical data
  to in-country or even regional infrastructure may be a major vulnerabil
 ity in the event of a remote attack or physical invasion. Contrary to th
 e calls for data localisation\, might it be better in terms of security 
 and sovereignty to move\, or at least replicate\, essential processes an
 d data outside a particular country or region? Can cloud providers and n
 ation states establish data embassy arrangements that ensure legally rob
 ust sovereign cloud havens for critical national data? In the meantime\,
  what should business customers be doing to manage their dependence on f
 oreign providers of critical cloud services?\n
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