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Deutsche Telekom boosts API security with Akamai deal

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Deutsche Telekom Security taps Akamai’s certified service scheme to bolster API defences and microsegmentation for high‑risk sectors.
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ICS.AI unveils public sector AI model, promises guaranteed savings

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ICS.AI launches UK public sector AI model promising guaranteed savings, citing Derby City Council’s projected GBP £12 million benefit.
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Atos recognised as leader in ISG AI & data services

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Atos named Leader in ISG’s 2025 report for advanced analytics and AI services across Europe and the US, spanning data and AI modernisation.
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IBRS highlights Interactive’s sovereign-first cloud focus

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IBRS spotlights Interactive’s sovereign-first cloud strategy and hybrid services as Australian organisations rethink data residency and compliance.
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Forrester tips cloud & generative AI to fuel IT boom

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Global IT services spending will rise 4.8% annually to 2029 as cloud infrastructure and generative AI reshape enterprise technology demand.
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Rubrik unveils sovereign cloud to keep sensitive data local

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Rubrik launches Security Cloud Sovereign to keep sensitive data, control and threat detection inside customer-defined national borders.
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OVHcloud outlines 2026 vision for Canada’s digital future

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OVHcloud VP of the Americas says digital sovereignty, green AI infrastructure and quantum planning will define Canada’s digital economy by 2026.
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Concentric AI adds AWS GovCloud support for data security

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Concentric AI brings its Semantic Intelligence data security platform to AWS GovCloud, targeting US public sector and tightly regulated users.
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emma adds IONOS to multi-cloud platform for Europe

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emma integrates IONOS Cloud into its platform, giving European organisations a sovereign multi-cloud option with unified cost and governance control.
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CIQ adds Service Endpoints to Fuzzball for AI control

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CIQ expands Fuzzball with Service Endpoints, unifying AI training and serving in one workflow across on-prem, cloud and hybrid setups.
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Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

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AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.
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SUSE & evroc forge sovereign European cloud stack deal

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SUSE and evroc ally to build an end-to-end sovereign European cloud stack, promising EU-only control of data, infrastructure and support.
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Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties

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Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.
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Qlik to invest USD $1.5bn in Europe & launch agentic AI

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Qlik to pour USD $1.5bn into Europe, join AWS European Sovereign Cloud and debut agentic AI via its new Qlik Answers experience.
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Commvault maps Asia-Pacific shift to trusted AI autonomy

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Commvault predicts Asia-Pacific enterprises will pivot from AI experiments to resilient, sovereign “trusted autonomy” by 2026.
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HPE dominates TOP500 with trio of exascale leaders

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HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500’s 20 most efficient.
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Commvault Cloud to bolster AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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Commvault will offer its Commvault Cloud on the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud, boosting data protection for tightly regulated EU customers.
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Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ

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Cohesity deepens its Google Cloud alliance to boost AI, cyber resilience and data sovereignty for tightly regulated ANZ enterprises.
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APAC enterprises eye sovereign RAG & hyperscale AI in 2026

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APAC enterprises plan big 2026 AI spend, pivoting from chatbots to sovereign RAG and hyperscale platforms to meet strict data rules.
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Nutanix unveils sovereign cloud push for secure AI

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Nutanix launches distributed sovereign cloud upgrades to secure AI and Kubernetes workloads across dark sites, public clouds and on-premise.