Gartner® Predicts 2026: AI Sovereignty
Are you prepared? Learn the foundations of sovereign-by-design AI.
AI Sovereignty is no longer a theoretical concept. Driven by geopolitical tensions and national security, this shift is fragmenting the global AI landscape, creating new regional blocks, and imposing significant new costs and compliance challenges for global organizations. This Gartner® report analyzes the trend and provides critical recommendations for leaders.
What we believe is inside:
- Key drivers and strategic predictions: Analysis of the geopolitical, regulatory, and national security factors forcing the global shift to sovereign AI.
- Market impact: A clear view of how sovereign AI fragments the AI market, impacts global cloud providers, and creates new regional leaders.
- Infrastructure analysis: The growing concerns over private satellite networks and the race to control data centers.
What we feel you will learn:
- How to implement a “sovereign-by-design” AI architecture.
- A strategy to avoid vendor lock-in with open source.
- Tactics on how to adapt your AI governance and data residency practices for specific requirements.
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Build the path to sovereignty with open source
Canonical supports sovereign AI by enabling organizations to deploy and operate open source AI infrastructure in environments that guarantee control, enhance security, and ensure compliance:
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On-premises deployments: run AI workloads in your own data centers, ensuring sensitive data never leaves your premises and that full sovereignty over hardware, software, and governance is maintained.
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Air-gapped environments: operate AI systems in fully isolated networks without internet connectivity, protecting critical data and models from external threats while meeting the strictest regulatory or national security requirements.
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Private clouds: build dedicated cloud platforms that deliver the scalability and automation AI demands, while ensuring infrastructure is under your control.
Contact Canonical to discuss your projects: https://canonical.com/solutions/ai
Further resources
Open source AI infrastructure
Control your data and infrastructure with a sovereign cloud
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Gartner, Predicts 2026: AI Sovereignty, Gaurav Gupta, Katja Ruud, Ran Xu, Mukul Saha, 16 October 2025