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Navigating the UK’s sovereign cloud evolution in the age of AI
30 December 2025
Yoram Novick, CEO, Zadara
As the UK furthers its commitment to digital sovereignty, enterprises are re-evaluating how and where their data lives. The intersection of cloud, AI, and regulatory reform has created a new mandate: build infrastructure that can process data intelligently, efficiently, and within trusted borders. Across both public and private sectors, this is driving a shift toward sovereign, AI-enabled cloud models that balance control, compliance, and innovation.
UK organisations fail to fully backup sensitive data
10 December 2025
According to new research from Cohesity, nearly one-third (31%) of organisations in the UK do not back up all their critical data, leaving them vulnerable to operational disruption in the event of a cyberattack.
While UK companies are increasingly aware of the importance of threat detection and response, data protection and recovery efforts remain fragmented, creating significant challenges. For instance, 38% of organisations do not apply consistent backup controls and policies across all locations, which creates gaps in protection.
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Northumberland data centre project nears major approval
02 December 2025
The proposed construction of a massive data centre in Northumberland is set to advance significantly soon, with local councillors expected to approve plans for the first phase of the £10 billion development in Cambois.
Enabling works commenced in October on the site of the former Blyth Power Station, and American firm QTS, a subsidiary of investment giant Blackstone, is now seeking detailed planning permission for the initial two of up to ten data centre buildings planned for the site.
Find out more UK moves closer to designating data centres as ‘nationally significant’
01 December 2025
New regulations that could allow individual UK data centre projects to be classified as ‘nationally significant’ for planning purposes have advanced further, receiving support from Parliament.
The proposed amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) Regulations were approved by the House of Lords last week, following earlier approval by the House of Commons in November. These regulations, which still require formal approval by the Secretary of State before coming into effect, aim to give data centre developers the right to request that their projects be considered as ‘nationally significant infrastructure projects’ (NSIPs) for the purposes of planning consent.
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