Gartner Says Worldwide Sovereign Cloud IaaS Spending Will Total $80B In 2026
HPCwire, Monday, February 9th, 2026
Sovereign Cloud IaaS Spending to Shift 20% of Current Workloads from Global to Local Cloud Providers
Worldwide sovereign cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) spending is forecast to total $80 billion in 2026, a 35.6% increase from 2025, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company.
'As geopolitical tensions rise, organizations outside the U.S. and China are investing more in sovereign cloud IaaS to gain digital and technological independence,' said Rene Buest, Sr Director Analyst at Gartner. 'The goal is to keep wealth generation within their own borders to strengthen the local economy.'