- Report claims one in three companies do not trust us Big Tech to handle their data correctly
- Civo finds that three out of five are focused on improving data sovereignty
- Tariff-induced cost fluctuations also relate to UK IT leaders
More than three out of five British IT leaders say the country’s government should stop using US cloud services due to security and financial risks, many citing ongoing trade war-induced tariffs as a central problem.
A new report from CIVO claims a similar amount (61%) of British IT leaders also mentions data SOVEREIGNITY as a strategic priority in the future, with a broader tendency for data protection that arises not only among cloud -adoption but also relates to the use of artificial intelligence.
Today, almost half (45%) are actively considering repatriating the cloud when they return to environments that they have more control over.
Cloud -S -security and cost
With EU and UK data protection provisions that offer improved compliance and transparency, two-fifths of IT leaders say they are more likely to move away from US providers.
During a time when three of the world’s leading hyperscalers (Amazon, Microsoft and Google) account for about two-thirds of the cloud market, Civo’s report claims only a third (36.6%) rely on Big Tech AI providers to handle their data, with data sovereignty ranking other at price as an impact factor for the decision to move away from big tech.
“People are more aware than ever for how valuable their data is, and it has been astonishing how fast skypatriation and sovereignty have become leading strategic considerations for IT leaders,” Civo CEO Mark Boost said.
“US providers fail to meet [the] Demand “for greater visibility in relation to data storage and use, boost added, and notes that Europe is leading the way in terms of sovereignty initiatives calling on” UK to match the energy “for its continental colleagues.
