Embedding sovereignty into your cloud strategy

This course equips leaders to embed sovereignty into their cloud strategy, turning control over data, operations, and technology into a competitive advantage. Participants will learn how to design cloud strategies that balance agility, resilience, and operational oversight, apply practical frameworks to enforce sovereignty across domains, and make informed decisions that strengthen business performance and risk management.

By the end of this training, the participants will be able to:

• explain what sovereign cloud is and why it is essential, highlighting its role in ensuring data sovereignty and regulatory compliance;
• understand the regulatory drivers for sovereign cloud adoption and identify cases where it may be required, based on industry, data sensitivity, and compliance obligations;
• analyse the strategic positioning and key capabilities of leading sovereign Cloud providers;
• deliver strategic recommendations on sovereign cloud adoption, aligning with EU regulations, ensuring data control, and maintaining operational flexibility.

1. Introduction

• What is sovereign cloud?

2. Strategic importance and trends in Europe

• Importance of sovereign cloud in the EU context
• Overall trends of sovereign cloud in Europe

3. Overview of regulations and strategic initiatives supporting digital sovereignty

• Regulations
• Certifications
• Strategic initiatives

4. Overview of key sovereign cloud solutions

• Global initiatives from hyperscalers
• Country-specific initiatives

5. Way forward, incl. PwC evaluation model for sovereign cloud vendors

This training is coordinated by Stéphane Zema, Director and Petr Rudnitskiy at PwC Luxembourg.

Stéphane Zema is a director leading the Cloud and ICT infrastructure services at PwC (Technology consulting). He has over 14 years of experience in the field of ICT infrastructure. He supports his clients with their cloud transformation, addressing aspects such as strategy, architecture, governance, compliance, implementation and operational aspects. He has extensive experience as a programme manager and technical expert, enabling him to interact with the CxO level as well as with operational field experts.

Petr is working in PwC technology consulting team and has a strong technical experience in cloud, SRE and IT infrastructure projects during over 16 years of experience in the different industries and markets.