Kaavini Takkar

More countries and regions are seeking to forge their own paths when it comes to AI. Here is what it will take to seize the opportunity and reap the benefits. Over the past year or so, the issue of sovereign AI has moved from a policy concept to a strategic priority. Many governments are investing heavily in local compute and data center infrastructure. Hyperscalers are rolling out “sovereign regions.” Regulators are tightening rules around data control.

There is $1 trillion of potential business value at stake for North American Fortune 500 companies adopting the cloud. 1 Capturing this value requires a holistic cloud strategy that addresses complex cloud business case, architecture, and operating model questions. But how are companies doing on capturing that value? To better answer that question, we interviewed CTOs, senior technology experts, and cloud-program leaders from 50 companies (Exhibit 1).

Recent interviews with tech executives and cloud-program leaders at 50 companies show a gap between cloud aspirations and cloud adoption—and unclear strategy to close it. There is $1 trillion of potential business value at stake for North American Fortune 500 companies adopting the cloud. Capturing this value requires a holistic cloud strategy that addresses complex cloud business case, architecture, and operating model questions. But how are companies doing on capturing that value?