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Sovereign Data Workshop

Assess whether your data platform belongs on a European cloud, and what it takes to get there

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Practical, vendor neutral

A structured assessment framework in 1 day. Both technical and business decision-makers in the room.

The challenge

Evaluating cloud sovereignity for your data platform?

There's a growing strategic case for running at least part of your data platform on sovereign cloud infrastructure. But does it make sense for your organisation?

"Sovereign cloud" promises are hard to evaluate

EU cloud providers are emerging but differ wildly in maturity. Hyperscalers offer EU data residency options. It's hard to tell what actually changes your risk profile and what's just hype.

"Sovereign cloud" promises are hard to evaluate

EU cloud providers are emerging but differ wildly in maturity. Hyperscalers offer EU data residency options. It's hard to tell what actually changes your risk profile and what's just hype.

You need to make a pragmatic recommendation

The board or your compliance team expects a clear answer. But right now you're stuck between vendor pitches, vague sovereignty claims, and a technical landscape your team hasn't had time to properly map.

You need to make a pragmatic recommendation

You're unsure which workloads actually need to move

Not everything needs to be on an sovereign cloud, and moving everything at once is unrealistic. But you don't have a clear framework for deciding what to prioritise, what to leave, and what the effort looks like for each.

You're unsure which workloads actually need to move

Our solution

One day to assess your sovereign data options

The Sovereign Data Workshop brings your team together for a structured assessment of whether (and how) to extend your data platform with sovereign capabilities.

We work through your actual situation together — your workloads, your regulatory context, your technical landscape, so your team leaves with answers specific to your organisation.

Workshop Day - AM

The regulatory landscape: GDPR, NIS2, DORA, CLOUD Act
Assessing your current exposure
What "sovereignty" actually means

Workshop Day - PM

EU cloud providers: capabilities, maturity, and trade-offs
Architecture patterns: how to build a sovereign cloud
Migration roadmap: effort, risk, phasing, and what to move first

Your team leaves knowing which workloads to prioritise, what the effort looks like, and what to recommend to leadership.

Before the workshop

Unclear regulatory exposure and vague sovereignty talk

After the workshop

Concrete assessment of your situation and options

Concrete value

What you walk away with

1 A clear picture of your regulatory exposure

Which regulations actually apply to your data platform, where the gaps are, and what level of risk you're currently carrying. Not a legal opinion — a structured technical assessment that gives your leadership team something concrete to work with.

1 A clear picture of your regulatory exposure

2 An overview of sovereign cloud alternatives

What European cloud providers can and can't do today. Where they match hyperscaler capabilities, where they fall short, and what that means for your specific workloads.

2 An overview of sovereign cloud alternatives

What European cloud providers can and can't do today. Where they match hyperscaler capabilities, where they fall short, and what that means for your specific workloads.

3 A framework for deciding if and what to move

Not every workload needs to move, and not every organisation needs to move now. You leave with a decision framework that maps your workloads against regulatory requirements, technical readiness, and business priority.

3 A framework for deciding if and what to move

4 A preliminary architecture and roadmap

What your data platform would look like on a sovereign cloud, the architecture patterns, the tooling choices, the integration points. Plus a phased migration approach that lets you start small and prove value before committing fully.

4 A preliminary architecture and roadmap

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No commitment. Walk away knowing if this fits your context.

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Why us

We build data platforms. On every cloud.

We've built 50+ data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP for complex enterprises in regulated industries: financial services, energy, telecoms, public sector. We work across all major clouds without vendor affiliations or quotas, which means our assessment of your EU cloud options is grounded in what actually works for your workloads, not in what we're incentivised to sell.

Vendor neutral across all major clouds

Deep expertise in regulated industries

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In 30 minutes, we'll talk through your current cloud setup and regulatory context, and tell you if thi workshop makes sense for your team.

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In 30 minutes, we'll talk through your current cloud setup and regulatory context, and tell you if thi workshop makes sense for your team.

Workshop details

What to expect

Who is this for?

Data leaders and CTOs evaluating European cloud alternatives for their data platform, who bring both technical architects and business stakeholders into the room.

Group size

4–8 for a focused single team. 8–12 for a full department. 12–24 for multi-team or business-wide scope.

Duration

Half-day live session, plus 2 short prep interviews beforehand.

Format

On-site at your location. Two Dataminded experts (one data platform engineer, one architect/strategist) run the session together.