By Kasturi Datta |
Kyndryl, a provider of enterprise technology services, is combining its sovereignty solutioning framework with Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud capabilities. This will help organisations in highly regulated industries design, build and operate cloud architectures that meet strict data residency and operational requirements.
Kyndryl will integrate Microsoft Sovereign Cloud capabilities – including public cloud solutions using Azure and Microsoft 365, and sovereign private cloud solutions using Azure Local – into its framework. This will help organisations to translate regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DORA and NIS2 into scalable and practical architectures, so they can support sensitive workloads, use AI, digitise processes and ensure compliance.
The collaboration will also enable organisations and governments in highly regulated industries to enhance auditability and maintain controlled operational access within national and regional boundaries.
“Kyndryl understands the reality of sovereignty through our first-hand experience with government expectations in Europe, and our strategic alliance with Microsoft brings together complementary strengths to help customers operationalise sovereignty in a practical, scalable way,” said Giovanni Carraro, leader of global strategic alliances at Kyndryl. “By collaborating with Microsoft, we can help customers align their sovereignty goals with real-world architectures, thus balancing control, resilience and performance across hybrid and distributed environments.”
Organisations can use Kyndryl’s Sovereignty Readiness Assessment to evaluate their current security posture and identify sovereignty issues across data and operational domains, so they can develop a roadmap for moving to sovereignty-ready IT environments.
“Kyndryl’s deep expertise in designing and operating complex, regulated environments complement Microsoft’s comprehensive sovereign cloud capabilities, including controls designed to support data residency requirements, access governance and regulatory compliance,” said Ihab Foudeh, general manager of EMEA enterprise partner solutions at Microsoft. “Together, we are helping organisations adopt cloud services in ways that respect their local requirements while still enabling modernisation and innovation.”