Beyond compliance: OVHcloud makes the structural case for sovereignty in ANZ
OVHcloud’s launch of its first Asia Pacific Local Zone in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with Datacentre220, is the visible tip of a broader strategic push into the region. Behind the infrastructure announcement lies a considered approach to sovereignty that the service provider argues goes well beyond the claims of its larger American rivals […]
Macquarie Technology secures AUD 200m to expand sovereign digital infrastructure
Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has committed AUD 200 million to Macquarie Technology Group to support the expansion of sovereign cloud, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure, including new data centre capacity designed to support government and critical industry workloads. The investment will be delivered through a hybrid financial instrument described as a first-of-its-kind structure in […]
Worldwide Sovereign Cloud IaaS spending will total US$ 80 Billion in 2026: Gartner
This could be a big year for sovereign cloud infrastructure providers. Gartner, a business and technology insights company, has forecast worldwide sovereign cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) spending to total US$ 80 billion in 2026, a 35.6 percent increase from 2025. Gartner finds that governments will remain the main buyers to meet digital sovereignty […]