How NATO’s Sovereign Cloud Could Redefine Allied Collaboration And Why It Matters Now

Allied nations are entering a new phase of digital sovereignty, one defined not only by how data is protected, but by how it can be used without compromising national interests. As geopolitical tensions rise and AI becomes central to defense strategy, the question is no longer whether nations should modernize their data infrastructure. It’s how they do it without losing control.

NATO’s new sovereign cloud agreement with Google Cloud is a decisive step in that direction. It represents a structural shift in how 32 allies can operate, coordinate, and innovate together without forcing any nation to bend on sovereignty or security requirements.

Viewed through that lens, the cloud becomes more than infrastructure, it becomes strategic alignment.

On December 16, we’re hosting a live discussion with leaders who’ve shaped NATO policy, national cyber posture, and secure digital transformation. The goal is simple: to unpack what this shift actually means for the Alliance, and what it could unlock next.

Why This Moment Matters

1. A New Foundation for Trusted Collaboration

Sensitive data has always been the hardest part of cooperation.Regulations, threat environments, and political sensitivities differ.

A sovereign cloud gives allies a way to collaborate without giving up control creating a shared operational layer where trust can be engineered, not assumed.

2. Unlocking Secure Data Use, Not Just Storage

The bottleneck has never been a lack of data but the inability to use it safely across borders, commands, and agencies.

With sovereign infrastructure designed for AI and advanced analytics, the Alliance can begin to:

• accelerate intelligence sharing
• run workloads where the data resides
• support mission-critical decision cycles with higher confidence

This shift from protecting data to activating it securely is the real strategic turning point.

3. Innovation at Defense Speed

Confidential computing, privacy-preserving analytics, and cross-ally interoperability aren’t academic topics anymore. They’re becoming the building blocks of cyber defense readiness, mission planning, predictive logistics, and secure multi-nation operations.

It will be the nations that solve secure data collaboration at scale, that will move, learn, and respond faster.

4. The Geopolitical Stakes Are Real

Cloud, AI, and quantum computing are emerging as security domains in their own right so it’s the infrastructure choices made today that will shape deterrence, intelligence posture, and allied competitiveness for the next decade.

Sovereignty is about having the control needed to collaborate with confidence.

A Live Conversation with the Leaders Behind the Shift

To break this down in real terms, we’re bringing together some of the greatest minds in this space including:

• Sir Chris Deverell – Former Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command & member of the UK Chiefs of Staff Committee who will provide a strategic lens on how sovereignty reshapes defense readiness and coalition dynamics.
• Admiral (Ret.) Mike Rogers, USN – Former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, who will bring frontline insight into securing high-sensitivity data and cyber infrastructure across allied missions.
• Mario Beccia – Director of Readiness and Operations for Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation at NATO, who will add on-the-ground perspective on building secure, interoperable digital environments across borders.
• Alon Kaufman – CEO and Co-Founder of Duality Technologies, who will offer clarity on how emerging technologies enable data-in-use protection, secure AI, and sovereign digital architectures at scale.
• Melanie Garson – Cyber & Tech Geopolitics Lead, who will steer the conversation with geopolitical context and sharp analysis of how national strategies translate into real-world operational choices.

This is a rare cross-view of strategy, operations, policy, and secure data collaboration at once.

And because the conversation is live, attendees will have the opportunity to hear unfiltered perspectives on the challenges, tradeoffs, and opportunities shaping the next stage of allied digital transformation.

What Attendees Will Gain

In this session, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the strategic and technical foundations shaping the next era of allied digital cooperation:

• Why digital sovereignty is now central to defense strategy, redefining how nations govern and control sensitive data and AI.
• How advances in data-in-use protection and Confidential Computing make secure collaboration possible, even across borders and domains.
• What sovereign-to-sovereign interoperability really requires, and why it will determine which alliances can operate, respond, and innovate fastest.

Join the Live Session on December 16

Date: December 16, 11am EST
Registration: Sign-up Now – Can’t join live? We’ll send you the recording. 

Michal Wachstock Head of Marketing, Duality Technologies