ISG says UK firms shift to AI-native, sovereign cloud infrastructure amid tightening sustainability rules
III•UK enterprise infrastructure shifts toward AI-native and sovereign cloud
ISG research flagged a shift in UK enterprise infrastructure toward AI-native, sovereign private and hybrid cloud platforms as AI workloads scale.
The report cited tighter sustainability requirements, energy constraints and economic pressure as key drivers reshaping data center and cloud sourcing decisions.
Enterprises are increasingly favoring containerized modernization over maintaining legacy systems, seeking AI-ready foundations to cut technical debt.
Sovereign infrastructure demand rose as generative AI moves into production, with firms aiming to keep sensitive data and models within the UK.
Providers are expected to deliver resilient, modular infrastructure, with greater FinOps adoption, continuous availability, AIOps, MLOps and sustainable GPU-capable capacity.
