Dario Maisto

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Key Takeaways From The Google Cloud Digital Sovereignty Summit 2025

Dario Maisto 7 days ago
Europe is racing to balance AI innovation with digital sovereignty. At the Google Digital Sovereignty Summit, leaders discussed sovereign cloud solutions, partnerships, and policies shaping secure, compliant growth. Discover why sovereignty is now a business imperative and how Google Cloud is driving this transformation.
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Our Highlights From Infosys’ EMEA Confluence 2025

Dario Maisto November 12, 2025
Infosys’ EMEA Confluence 2025 in Monte Carlo spotlighted AI innovation, cloud sovereignty, and IT transformation. Discover key themes such as Topaz Fabric, AI ROI, and Infosys’ growth in Europe.
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AWS Outage, Nexperia Seizure, And The EU’s Cloud Sovereignty Framework: The Battle For Digital Sovereignty Is On!

Dario Maisto October 28, 2025
In times of calm, but especially in times of chaos, risk management strategies and their execution must be dictated by context and control. Prioritizing key risks and crafting appropriate responses is essential to keeping the business going.
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VMware Explore Paris 2025: Our Take On Private AI And Private Cloud Sovereignty

Dario Maisto October 20, 2025
VMware Explore’s 2025 Paris event showcased the future of VMware Private AI and cloud sovereignty with the launch of VCF 9.0. From sovereign AI use cases to disconnected cloud operations, the event highlighted VMware’s evolving role in enabling secure, compliant infrastructure across Europe.
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Sovereignty Is The New Differentiator: Google Cloud’s Strategic Shift

Dario Maisto October 15, 2025
Sovereign cloud used to be synonymous with compliance and data protection. But as organizations tighten their sovereign policies and demand greater control over their data and cloud infrastructure, the narrative is changing.
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Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA Review: Cyber Resilience In The Age Of Mayhem

Madelein van der Hout October 13, 2025
In a time defined by AI-led disruption and economic volatility, innovation can feel as exhilarating as it is exhausting. Learn how to navigate the path to cyber resilience in an age of mayhem in this review of Forrester’s recent Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Minimum Viable Sovereignty: A Smarter Path For Tech Leaders

Dario Maisto September 29, 2025
Sovereignty is no longer optional. Geopolitical tensions, tariffs, and regulatory pressures have made digital sovereignty a permanent concern for tech leaders. But chasing full sovereignty across your IT stack can lead to decision paralysis, ballooning costs, and operational complexity. Instead, organizations should aim for what Forrester calls minimum viable sovereignty — a pragmatic, risk-based approach […]
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Forrester’s 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winner And Runners-Up For EMEA

Dario Maisto September 24, 2025
Forrester is proud to announce mBank as the winner of the 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award for EMEA, with TBC Bank and Philip Morris International as runners-up.
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Tencent Targets Overseas Markets With Its TCE Sovereign Cloud Offering

Dario Maisto September 23, 2025
Find out more about Tencent’s sovereign cloud solution, Tencent Cloud Enterprise, which it is using to pursue overseas business expansion.
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A Tale Of Two Engines: Meet The New Tencent

Charlie Dai September 17, 2025
At the fifth Tencent Cloud International Summit, as part of the company’s wider Global Digital Ecosystem Summit in Shenzhen, Tencent made its strategic direction clear: It is accelerating two engines to drive future growth.
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Navigating The Geopolitical Cloud: ASEAN’s Diverse Approach To Digital Sovereignty

Sam Higgins August 12, 2025
What we’re now observing in Southeast Asia is a more nuanced and strategically driven “diverse cloud” approach that directly addresses concerns around US foreign policy uncertainty and the imperative for localized data control.
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From Digital Sovereignty Platforms To Sovereign Cloud Platforms: Three Reasons For A Title Change

Dario Maisto August 11, 2025
Learn how increased complexity and additional market factors led us to rethink the title of our upcoming Forrester Landscape report on digital sovereignty platforms
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What International Customers Should Know About Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud Offerings

Dario Maisto June 30, 2025
Given the increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, Microsoft customers are requesting more details on the company’s digital sovereignty posture. Consequently, Microsoft has now updated its sovereign cloud offerings to include details for Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud, and National Partner Cloud. Find out what this means and how it may impact your strategy in this post.
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Geopolitical Volatility Puts Digital Sovereignty Center Stage

Dario Maisto June 20, 2025
Mounting geopolitical pressures have made digital sovereignty an everyday talking point as organizations and individuals seek more autonomy from foreign government dependency and potential influence. Learn about new sovereign options and technology choices that will shape a new sovereign tech landscape in incremental steps over the next decade.
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The European Sovereign Cloud Day Forecasts Stormy Weather For The Cloud Ecosystem

Dario Maisto June 4, 2025
Forum Europe’s third annual European Sovereign Cloud Policy and Industry Day took place in Brussels on June 3, 2025, gathering representatives from cloud vendors, service providers, and industry experts, as well as members of the European Parliament.
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Choosing The Right Public Cloud Platform In 2025: What’s At Stake?

Dario Maisto May 29, 2025
Selecting a public cloud platform is no longer just about technical fit — it’s about strategic alignment. Learn three key strategic differentiators that should guide final decisions in this preview of our new report Buyer’s Guide: Public Cloud Platforms, 2025.
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Microsoft Races To Reassure Anxious Tech Execs In Europe

Dario Maisto May 12, 2025
Increasing geopolitical volatility has characterized the last three years in Europe and is reaching new heights. Learn what Microsoft has committed to do and what tech executives should watch out for.
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Google Cloud Next 2025: Agentic AI Stack, Multimodality, And Sovereignty

Dario Maisto April 15, 2025
Loads of news came out of a hot Google Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas. The most notable announcements? Sovereign AI solutions on-prem, developer innovations that meet timely needs, very applicable multimodality for content and CX, and new elements for building the enterprise agentic AI stack.
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Sovereign AI: NexGen Cloud Gets Funds For Its Infrastructure In Europe

Dario Maisto April 14, 2025
Cloud vendors are focusing on bringing AI solutions to their customers in ways that addresses sovereignty concerns rising from the mounting geopolitical instability globally. Just in the first two weeks of April, we have seen this at KubeCon 2025 Europe and at Google Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas.
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KubeCon 2025: Technology Resilience, Sovereignty, And Security In An Era Of Political Change

Dario Maisto April 9, 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London underscored that the cloud-native ecosystem is operating within a complex and increasingly uncertain global landscape.
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