Inside New Zealand’s push to keep AI data in-country with HPE and 2degrees

Data sovereignty is the principle that digital information is subject to the laws and control of the country or entity where it is stored or processed. For investors, it matters because where data resides affects legal obligations, costs, a company’s ability to sell services across borders, and exposure to government access or restrictions, such as owning a home that must follow the rules of the city in which it is located.

Autonomous network operations are systems that monitor, manage and fix a communications or data network automatically using software and machine learning, like a self-driving car that drives, brakes and finds the best route without a human behind the wheel. For…