Is your cloud data truly sovereign? Civo’s August 2025 Newsletter
Only 35% of businesses have complete visibility over where their data is stored, processed, and governed. Over the past month, we have been exploring what this means for the future of businesses looking to take control of their digital future.
Based on the research found from over 1,000 IT decision-makers, we have put together some resources to help you understand the extent to which sovereignty is reshaping the tech sector.
Why does sovereignty matter?
Following the release of our whitepaper on digital sovereignty, the importance of keeping data under domestic control has never been clearer. Our research, based on a survey of over 1,000 UK IT leaders, highlights rising geopolitical risks, eroding trust in Big Tech, and the growing priority UK organisations place on data sovereignty, exploring challenges like multi-cloud strategies and jurisdictional compliance.
Now, the conversation has reached a new level. Earlier this month, Microsoft France’s Director of Public Affairs admitted under oath that US-based hyperscalers cannot guarantee European data sovereignty, a significant moment of validation for everything we’ve been advocating.
“No, I cannot guarantee French data won’t be seized by US authorities.” – Anton Carniaux, Director of Public & Legal Affairs, Microsoft France (Under oath before the French Senate, June 2025)
👉 Read more about our findings on this in our latest blog.
Looking for more sovereignty resources?
Navigating the complexities of data sovereignty
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, one question is becoming increasingly pressing: are you in control of your digital future? With growing concerns around data sovereignty and the impact of geopolitical risks on cloud strategies, it's time to assess your organization's digital infrastructure.
The research conducted as part of our recent whitepaper found five core challenges associated with data sovereignty: eroding trust in big tech, geopolitical risks to data access, lack of data visibility, compliance with jurisdictional rules, and vendor lock-in and dependence.
Why is trust in big tech fracturing?
For years, US tech giants have enjoyed near-unquestioned dominance over the global cloud market. However, this dominance is being challenged as trust in Big Tech begins to fracture.
According to our latest whitepaper, "The Digital Sovereignty Revolution", the foundation of trust in Big Tech's infrastructure and services is cracking. Through this blog, we will explore our core findings from 1,000+ UK IT decision-makers and what this means for US hyperscalers.
Vendor lock-in and achieving digital sovereignty
For years, global hyperscalers have been the backbone of cloud infrastructure for UK businesses. Their scale, reach, and performance made them the default choice. But as geopolitical uncertainty grows and concerns around data governance deepen, the cracks in this model are beginning to show.
With 60% of businesses diversifying their cloud strategy, this blog explores how to avoid vendor lock-in and build a more sovereign infrastructure.
Introducing relaxAI API: A sovereign AI assistant
We’re excited to announce the General Availability of the relaxAI API, a powerful, privacy-first alternative to traditional AI platforms, built for UK sovereignty, seamless integration, and radical cost efficiency.
With just two lines of code, developers can migrate from OpenAI and access advanced UK-hosted models like Llama 4 Maverick, DeepSeek R1, and Mistral-7b, perfect for everything from document processing to code generation.
Why choose relaxAI?
Whether you're building AI-driven tools or modernising internal systems, relaxAI combines world-class models with full ownership and transparency. Plus, relaxAI offers:
UK data sovereignty: Hosted entirely in Civo’s UK-based data centers
1:1 OpenAI compatibility: Instant migration for existing apps
No training without consent: Full data control via your dashboard
Enterprise-grade compliance: GDPR, SOC 2, ISO-27001 & more
Up to 90% cost savings: Pricing from £0.10/million input tokens
Get started with the relaxAI API today
relaxAI API enables thousands of developers to seamlessly integrate advanced AI capabilities into their applications and workflows, driving innovation and growth while maintaining full control over their data.
Learn more about our sovereign cloud offering at Civo Navigate
If you’ve found anything that you read about today interesting and want to learn more, join us at our upcoming event, Civo Navigate, to learn how the future of cloud and AI will take shape.
We have two events upcoming this year, which will focus on all things sovereignty and AI. This is your chance to connect with top minds from across the industry to explore transformative ideas, cutting-edge tools, and real-world solutions.
Find out more about these events here:
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