{"id":1530,"date":"2026-05-11T12:27:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:39:08","slug":"digital-sovereignty-in-practice-rethinking-cloud-on%e2%80%91prem-and-hybrid-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/blog\/digital-sovereignty-in-practice-rethinking-cloud-on%e2%80%91prem-and-hybrid-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital sovereignty in practice: rethinking cloud, on\u2011prem and hybrid models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jump-to\">Jump to: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#changing-landscape\">Revisiting the on\u2011prem and cloud debate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Europe-response\">The limits of cloud adoption<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#growing-awareness\">Why on\u2011prem has become viable again<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#assumption-strategy\">On-prem vs the cloud: the financial aspect&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#rethinking-risk\">Why a full cloud exit is unrealistic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"changing-landscape\">Revisiting the on\u2011prem and cloud debate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, companies have moved between running everything on\u2011prem and in the cloud. The debate tends to swing like a pendulum, shifting from one extreme to the other. Pre\u20112010, it was standard for organisations to operate their own data centres and, while this involved high costs, it gave them full control over their data and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">In the 2010s, large providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud disrupted this model by offering scalable infrastructure, prompting many organisations to move significant parts of their IT environments into the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">There is now growing concern about digital sovereignty for European organisations where even when data is stored in the EU, certain legal frameworks may allow authorities in other jurisdictions to request access via service providers. Extraterritorial legislation and geopolitical instability are forcing organisations to rethink not just where data is hosted, but how much control they truly have over access and availability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Against this backdrop, the pendulum is now starting to swing back: advances in hardware are making on\u2011prem infrastructure more viable again, and many organisations are beginning to rebalance their environments through hybrid approaches rather than relying entirely on the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"Europe-response\">The limits of cloud adoption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Most organisations moved to the cloud for scalability, inspired by examples like large companies expanding during peak periods. However, in practice, very few businesses require this level of dynamic scaling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, most overestimate their needs, committing to larger resource tiers than necessary and consistently underusing them. Resultingly, cloud usage is often less flexible than expected, with companies effectively oversubscribing and not benefiting from the scalability they initially sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Also, when it came to resilience, people thought that the cloud was very strong \u2013 the combination of backups, specialised networking, hardware and skills meant that, as far as resilience was concerned, the cloud was assumed to be highly effective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"growing-awareness\">Why on\u2011prem has become viable again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">The issue is not only that there are challenges with running everything in the cloud, but that the functionality of on-prem has improved dramatically in recent years. Advances in hardware mean organisations can achieve higher performance with fewer resources, often at a lower cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Even before the geopolitical situation became more unpredictable, companies were initiating discussion on the pros and cons of going back on-prem. Data centres remain highly relevant, and many of the technologies offered by hyperscalers can now be deployed more easily within an organisation\u2019s own environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">The on\u2011prem versus cloud debate also needs to be viewed through the lens of digital sovereignty. This adds a further incentive to rebalance IT environments, return selected workloads on\u2011prem, and adopt a more deliberate hybrid approach.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_acf-block-6a03034c1da38\" class=\"featured-post-wrapper \">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/cases\/securing-iaas-for-cegal\/\" class=\"featured-post has-peach-background-color featured-post--media-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-post__media  \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-mountain.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\t\tCloud\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\t\tData Center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-tags__tag\">\n\t\t\t\tManaged service\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-post__content\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t<p class=\"post-meta__post-type\">Case<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"featured-post__post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSecuring IaaS for Cegal\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"featured-post__post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCegal chose Conscia as their partner when they made a strategic shift towards a more flexible and future\u2011oriented IT operation. The transition to IaaS has freed up time and resources and, as they desc&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-post__bottom-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-post__bottom-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-post__button is-style-icon wp-block-button button-size--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/conscia.com\/ie\/cases\/securing-iaas-for-cegal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"assumption-strategy\">On-prem vs the cloud: the financial aspect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the financial realities of moving back on\u2011prem versus remaining with cloud providers, both options are becoming more expensive and less predictable. The cost of IT infrastructure has risen sharply, and 2026 looks set to be a particularly costly year, with hardware shortages pushing up prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Supply chain issues are also slowing delivery times, meaning that infrastructure is not only more expensive but also slower to procure. This is not limited to on\u2011prem environments. Cloud providers are facing the same pressures, making further price increases highly likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">On top of this, returning selected workloads on\u2011prem can offer greater cost certainty. Once deployed, costs are less likely to change unexpectedly, for example when services that were previously included become chargeable under revised licensing or pricing models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"rethinking-risk\">Why a full cloud exit is unrealistic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the increasing viability of on-prem, it is important to be realistic. The majority of programmes European organisations use are cloud-based, Microsoft 365 being a significant example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">Effective cybersecurity today depends, at least in part, on cloud computing. Many security vendors rely on cloud\u2011based analysis to process data, improve detection and prevent attacks, delivering results in near real time. This level of capability cannot currently be replicated entirely on\u2011prem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">For this reason, a more balanced and pragmatic approach should be taken. Rather than a full cloud exit, the most realistic path lies somewhere in between. Organisations cannot entirely avoid US technology providers, but they can begin to balance their portfolios, both from a risk perspective and a commercial one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wp-block-paragraph\">This is not about completely avoiding large US technology companies but adopting a more diversified vendor strategy. While it may be impractical to replace core network infrastructure, selected cloud workloads can often be moved to European providers, reducing dependency and making it less likely that capability will be disrupted in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unpredictable global environment, organisations are beginning to ask what they can realistically do to regain control over their data. This article takes a practical look at the on\u2011prem versus cloud debate in the context of increasing discussions around digital sovereignty, exploring what has changed, what is now possible, and how organisations can begin to rebalance their portfolios without pursuing a full cloud exit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"global_solutions":[8,6,20],"global_partners":[],"global_industries":[28,29,30,31,32,35],"global_business_outcome":[38],"global_types":[],"class_list":["post-1530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","global_solutions-compliance","global_solutions-hybrid-cloud","global_solutions-storage","global_industries-financial-services","global_industries-healthcare","global_industries-information-technology","global_industries-local-government-municipalities","global_industries-manufacturing","global_industries-service-provider","global_business_outcome-cost-predictability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - 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