Data sovereignty is about the legal ability to control how data can be shared and used. Sounds simple, but how it’s applied can vary significantly. What does it mean from the perspectives of the European Union (EU) and VMware following the firm’s acquisition by Broadcom?
For the latter, there’s been intense market scrutiny on Hock Tan, Broadcom CEO and president, and his leadership team’s progress with their acquisition goals for VMware’s portfolio. Before the acquisition, VMware was not only vocal in its commitment to delivering products to bolster data and cloud sovereignty, but it also had an established product portfolio strategy aligned to EU sovereignty principles and reference architecture.
