Choosing private and sovereign AI for competitive divergence
As AI adoption accelerates, data sovereignty, compliance and security have become strategic priorities. With private and sovereign AI, organizations can deploy and scale AI while maintaining full control over their data, models and infrastructure.
NTT DATA supports clients in designing, building and operating trusted AI environments that meet regulatory requirements, protect sensitive data and enable responsible innovation across industries.
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2026 Global AI Report: A Playbook for Private and Sovereign AI
Organizations are designing AI for trust, control, and resilience by embedding governance, privacy and sovereignty into their AI architecture from the start. Find out what differentiates the AI leaders.
Access the playbookMaking strategic AI choices that last
Organizations need to balance cost, compliance and control while scaling AI. Discover how NTT DATA’s full suite of sovereign services help public and private-sector organizations architect sovereign AI environments that turn regulatory requirements into strategic assets.
Our approach
Private and sovereign AI must balance cost, compliance and control to achieve secure, agile and flexible operations.
NTT DATA addresses these multifaceted challenges through a comprehensive approach that spans the entire AI value chain, from physical infrastructure through data management to business process transformation. Our unique positioning enables us to deliver not just advisory services or point solutions, but end-to-end AI architectures that drive real, measurable enterprise transformation.
Consulting excellence
We provide strategy and economics consulting, infrastructure architecture advisory, security and governance assessments, factory design and build, plus ongoing operations and optimization.
Enterprise AI Factories
We scope and build enterprise AI factories combining complete infrastructure ownership with advanced optimization technology and world-class operational excellence.
Full-stack infrastructure to business process
We address private and sovereignty requirements at every layer — from data centers to designing and operating sovereign data centers to delivering private AI factories and agentic enterprise tools optimized for AI workloads.
Hybrid architecture expertise
We design and implement hybrid architectures that blend public cloud with private environments, enabling organizations to reserve controlled domains for sensitive data while leveraging public cloud where appropriate.
Enterprise AI Factory
Power your AI at scale with a secure, end-to-end platform for building and operationalising enterprise AI. Move from stalled AI pilots to scalable, secure AI - operationalising midels with control, governance and real business impact.
Why NTT DATA
and full-scale
Full-stack services from consulting and implementation to AI-enabled cloud, data centers, infrastructure and applications
and local resources
165+ countries, 24x7 multinational support, 17,000+ data and AI practitioners worldwide
industry domain expertise
35+ years serving public sector, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and other industries where sovereign AI is most critical
client success
Trusted by 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and 10,000+ organizations worldwide for modernization
As AI evolves, private and sovereign approaches are testing enterprise readiness. The organizations that are succeeding are going beyond regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. They are building the operating foundation for AI that can perform across markets, jurisdictions and business environments. Our research shows AI leaders are pulling ahead by treating architecture, infrastructure and governance as strategic requirements."
Highlights
Enterprise AI Factory
Move from stalled AI pilots to scalable, secure AI—operationalising models with control, governance and real business impact.
Enterprise AI factory: Power your AI at scale
Enable secure AI adoption and measurable ROI by managing the full AI lifecycle with AI services, platform, infrastructure and facilities.
Case studies
Industry recognition
HFS | 2026
NTT DATA named a Horizon – 3 Market Leader in the HFS Horizons: Agentic Services, 2026 report
HFS | 2025
NTT DATA named a Horizon - 3 Market Leader in HFS Horizons: Generative Enterprise™ Services, 2025 report
ISG | 2025
NTT DATA named a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens® for Generative AI Services, Global
ISG | 2025
NTT DATA named a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens® for Agentic AI Services, Global
Everest Group | 2025
NTT DATA named a Major Contender in the Everest Group Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
IDC | 2025
NTT DATA named Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Artificial Intelligence Services Vendor Assessment 2025
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