Q02 · Platforms & InfrastructureAssess◌ NewHorizon: 12-18 mo

Sovereign & Regional Cloud for Customer Data

Infrastructure guaranteeing customer data residency within a jurisdiction.

Tightening consumer-data-protection regulation in multiple markets is making jurisdiction-locked deployment an increasingly common requirement for multinational retailers.

Sovereign & Regional Cloud across other industries

Infrastructure and residency guarantees tied to national or regional boundaries.

Compliance

From the Retail & Consumer Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.

An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.