Data residency stories

UK software group ISH acquires Australian fintech ProSpend to enhance its global footprint and expand UK market presence from 2026.

OpenAI's new deal lets UK firms store AI data on British soil, sparking debate on digital sovereignty and balancing innovation with national control.

Oracle Database is now available in Google Cloud's Melbourne region, enabling Australian businesses to integrate Oracle data with Google Cloud's AI and analytics tools.

Tessell launches Exadata Integration, enabling seamless Oracle Database use across OCI, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS for AI-ready multi-cloud environments.

Informatica and Oracle deepen their partnership to enhance AI and data management with new native solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, launching 2025-26.

Oracle launches OCI Dedicated Region25, enabling AI cloud services on-site with a compact, three-rack footprint for faster, flexible deployments.

Cloudera partners with AWS to launch a sovereign cloud AI platform, ensuring data control and EU compliance for regulated industries in Europe.

Snowflake will launch a local cloud instance on AWS’s New Zealand region by early 2026, enabling onshore data storage and enhancing compliance with local data rules.

Harbr Data joins Databricks as a partner, integrating a secure AI data marketplace to enhance compliant data sharing for enterprises and governments.

TELUS has opened Canada’s first fully sovereign AI centre in Rimouski, Quebec, offering secure, locally controlled AI compute power and data residency.

Cohere raised USD $100 million, reaching a USD $7 billion valuation, to advance secure, compliance-focused AI for enterprises globally.

Check Point launches Australia-based cloud security for Harmony SASE and CloudGuard WAF, ensuring compliance with local data privacy laws and boosting performance.

CrayonIQ’s new guide ranks 17 AI-powered contact centre platforms, highlighting hyperscalers' growing impact on APAC CX strategies for 2025.

Bell launches Bell Cyber to unify AI-driven cybersecurity services, boosting enterprise protection with an autonomous Security Operations Centre in Canada.

8x8 has opened a data centre in France to offer secure, GDPR-compliant AI-powered customer experience services for local businesses and public sector.

AWS launches a NZD $7.5 billion cloud region in New Zealand, creating 1,000 jobs and boosting the country's GDP by NZD $10.8 billion.

SAP expands its Sovereign Cloud services in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing data control and security for public sector and regulated industries.

Google Cloud expands its Gemini AI models and data residency services in Singapore, boosting AI capabilities for public and private sector organisations.

Australian banks invest heavily in AI but struggle to realise value amid complex compliance, fragmented data, and rising customer trust concerns, experts say.

Victoria partners with AWS in a AUD $20 billion deal to boost cloud infrastructure, AI, and public digital services, accelerating the state's tech transformation.