Capgemini asked 1,300 executives about leaving a critical supplier. 10% have no alternative.
Capgemini asked 1,300 business and technology executives across the US, UK, Europe and APAC how long it would take to move off a critical provider, diginomica reported on 8 September. 41% said up to a year and 36% said more than…
Capgemini asked 1,300 business and technology executives across the US, UK, Europe and APAC how long it would take to move off a critical provider, diginomica reported on 8 September. 41% said up to a year and 36% said more than twelve months. 13% said three months. For 10%, there is no viable alternative provider at all.
That last group is the finding. A sovereignty strategy that depends on a supplier that does not exist yet is a wish.
The job title arrived before the answer. Half of the executives have appointed a Chief Sovereignty Officer or are considering it. 10% already have one. Deutsche Telekom gave the role to Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic.
The dependency is broad. 62% have a foreign primary hardware provider and 59% rely on foreign core cybersecurity vendors. 57% depend on foreign software vendors, while 51% use a foreign cloud. 93% say sovereignty is discussed at board level, with 31% keeping it as a standing agenda item.
Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat: "The reality is that we have a huge amount of dependency on US technology today."
If your board asked today, how many months to leave your primary cloud?
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