NetApp’s Adam Gale explains why sovereign AI now depends on moving complete services quickly while preserving control and security. For enterprises facing regulatory and geopolitical shifts, portability has to be built into the data platform before a crisis forces the move.

Sovereign AI has moved from a compliance question to a matter of national autonomy, and enterprise leaders are now navigating it as a board-level infrastructure decision. Tom Shields and Russell Fishman of NetApp join Nick Patience of Futurum to unpack what's driving that shift, how sovereign strategy differs by region, and what data infrastructure requirements regulated organizations can no longer treat as optional.