1、Data Sovereignty 2026:Reality,Relevance,RoadmapBARC Topical SurveyResearch sponsored by2 Data Sovereignty 2026:Reality,Relevance,Roadmap BARC 2026AuthorsDr.Carsten Bange|Founder&CEOAs founder and CEO,Dr.Carsten Bange has built BARC into Europes leading mar-ket analysis and consulting firm for data&a
2、nalytics over the past 25 years.With his team of 50 people,he helps companies make the strategic,organizational and technological decisions that ensure their successful transformation into data-and analytics-driven organizations.Dr.Bange is considered one of the leading experts on the technology mar
3、ket and the beneficial use of data&analytics,which makes him a sought-after speaker,author and consultant for companies,software vendors and service providers as well as investors.ContactMail:Social Media:LinkedInTimm Grosser|Senior Analyst Data&AnalyticsTimm Grosser is a Senior Analyst Data&Analyti
4、cs at BARC with a focus on data strategy,data governance and data management.His core expertise is the defini-tion and implementation of data&analytics strategy,organization,architecture and software selection.He is a popular speaker at conferences and seminars and has authored numerous BARC studies
5、 and articles.ContactMail:Social Media:LinkedIn3 Data Sovereignty 2026:Reality,Relevance,Roadmap BARC 2026Table of ContentsExecutive Summary 5Survey Results 8 Data Sovereignty Has Become a Strategic Imperative .9 North America Rates Sovereignty Higher.12 External Drivers Are Shifting From“Rules”to“R
6、isk”.14 Internal Drivers:Data and AI Are Raising the Stakes .16 Maturity:Ambition Is High,Execution Is Uneven .18 Sovereignty Becomes Real:Security First,Cloud Strategy in Transition.20 Challenges:People Issues Continue While Technical Hurdles Surge in 2026 .24Recommendations 26Methodology 29 About