{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"155848","rtpr_id":"nBw4sBNK4a-20260929","ticker":"NTAP","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["NTAP"],"title":"NetApp Enhances Data Sovereignty Controls to Keystone","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-29T17:30:00.403Z","article_body":"NetApp Enhances Data Sovereignty Controls to Keystone\n\nStorage-as-a-Service will enable qualified European customers to use data\nsovereignty controls in support of their compliance and data residency\njourneys\n\nNetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today\nannounced NetApp Keystone Sovereign, which will enable qualified European\ncustomers to use data sovereignty controls in support of their compliance and\ndata residency journeys. Enterprises will more easily be able to keep data and\nsupport within specified geographic boundaries.\n\nAs organizations modernize IT and adopt cloud-like operating models, customers\nin regulated industries face increasing pressure to keep sensitive data,\nsupport, and operations within defined geographic boundaries. For many\nEuropean customers, sovereignty requirements now extend beyond data residency\nto include operational access, telemetry, and data flow transparency. With\nNetApp Keystone Sovereign, qualified European customers can now better address\nthese requirements.\n\n“Data sovereignty has become a strategic requirement as organizations move\nbeyond asking where data resides to demanding greater control over the\ntechnical and operational conditions that govern it,” said Ivan Iannaccone,\nVice President and General Manager, Keystone at NetApp. “With NetApp\nKeystone Sovereign, we are helping qualified European customers address these\nevolving expectations with additional regional, support, access, and\ndata-handling controls designed to build trust and keep critical data and\nsupport within defined geographic boundaries.”\n\nNetApp Keystone Sovereign is designed to support European customers that\nrequire stronger sovereignty assurances through regional, operational,\nsupport, and data-handling controls designed to help keep data and support\nwithin specified geographic boundaries with new capabilities including:\n\n\n * European-based data residency for relevant customer data, logs, backups, and\ntelemetry where applicable\n\n * European-based support and escalation paths\n\n * European-controlled access / management processes\n\n * Clear documentation of telemetry, monitoring, and data flows\n\n * Contractual and legal structures that reinforce sovereignty expectations\n\n“Data sovereignty is becoming a defining requirement for customers in\nregulated markets, particularly as organizations look for cloud-like\nconsumption models that can still satisfy regional compliance and control\nexpectations,” said Simon Robinson, Chief Analyst, Storage & Data\nInfrastructure at Omdia. “The market opportunity for offerings like NetApp\nKeystone Sovereign is emerging as customers move beyond generic data residency\nrequirements toward broader assurances around technical oversight, operational\naccess, and support boundaries. Solutions that can provide that clarity while\npreserving the flexibility of as-a-service infrastructure are well positioned\nto build trust and expand adoption in sovereignty-sensitive regions.”\n\nInitial pilots for Keystone Sovereign will be available for Germany and France\nwith additional countries planned to be added.\n\nStatements by NetApp about unreleased offerings and future plans are for\ninformational purposes only, are subject to change without notice, and should\nnot be relied upon for purchasing or other decisions. Such statements do not\nconstitute a commitment, obligation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by\nNetApp, including about availability, functionality, pricing, or timing.\n\nAdditional Resources\n\n\n * NetApp Keystone: Storage as a Service (STaaS)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netapp.com%2Fkeystone&esheet=54612697&newsitemid=20260929289707&lan=en-US&anchor=NetApp+Keystone%3A+Storage+as+a+Service+%28STaaS%29&index=1&md5=f5251d796cc6f890c029a5779994406b)\n\nAbout NetApp\n\nFor more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading\norganizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the\nintelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data\nInfrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for\ninnovation, resilience, and growth.\n\nAt the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the\nunified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and\nactivates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the\nproven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and\nenhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers\nobservability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.\n\nDisaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services,\nand control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and\ninnovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively\nembedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom\nto run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and\nprotection.\n\nWith NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready\nto power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. 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Enterprises will more easily be able to keep data and\nsupport within specified geographic boundaries.\n\nAs organizations modernize IT and adopt cloud-like operating models, customers\nin regulated industries face increasing pressure to keep sensitive data,\nsupport, and operations within defined geographic boundaries. For many\nEuropean customers, sovereignty requirements now extend beyond data residency\nto include operational access, telemetry, and data flow transparency. With\nNetApp Keystone Sovereign, qualified European customers can now better address\nthese requirements.\n\n“Data sovereignty has become a strategic requirement as organizations move\nbeyond asking where data resides to demanding greater control over the\ntechnical and operational conditions that govern it,” said Ivan Iannaccone,\nVice President and General Manager, Keystone at NetApp. “With NetApp\nKeystone Sovereign, we are helping qualified European customers address these\nevolving expectations with additional regional, support, access, and\ndata-handling controls designed to build trust and keep critical data and\nsupport within defined geographic boundaries.”\n\nNetApp Keystone Sovereign is designed to support European customers that\nrequire stronger sovereignty assurances through regional, operational,\nsupport, and data-handling controls designed to help keep data and support\nwithin specified geographic boundaries with new capabilities including:\n\n\n * European-based data residency for relevant customer data, logs, backups, and\ntelemetry where applicable\n\n * European-based support and escalation paths\n\n * European-controlled access / management processes\n\n * Clear documentation of telemetry, monitoring, and data flows\n\n * Contractual and legal structures that reinforce sovereignty expectations\n\n“Data sovereignty is becoming a defining requirement for customers in\nregulated markets, particularly as organizations look for cloud-like\nconsumption models that can still satisfy regional compliance and control\nexpectations,” said Simon Robinson, Chief Analyst, Storage & Data\nInfrastructure at Omdia. “The market opportunity for offerings like NetApp\nKeystone Sovereign is emerging as customers move beyond generic data residency\nrequirements toward broader assurances around technical oversight, operational\naccess, and support boundaries. Solutions that can provide that clarity while\npreserving the flexibility of as-a-service infrastructure are well positioned\nto build trust and expand adoption in sovereignty-sensitive regions.”\n\nInitial pilots for Keystone Sovereign will be available for Germany and France\nwith additional countries planned to be added.\n\nStatements by NetApp about unreleased offerings and future plans are for\ninformational purposes only, are subject to change without notice, and should\nnot be relied upon for purchasing or other decisions. Such statements do not\nconstitute a commitment, obligation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by\nNetApp, including about availability, functionality, pricing, or timing.\n\nAdditional Resources\n\n\n * NetApp Keystone: Storage as a Service (STaaS)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netapp.com%2Fkeystone&esheet=54612697&newsitemid=20260929289707&lan=en-US&anchor=NetApp+Keystone%3A+Storage+as+a+Service+%28STaaS%29&index=1&md5=f5251d796cc6f890c029a5779994406b)\n\nAbout NetApp\n\nFor more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading\norganizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the\nintelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data\nInfrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for\ninnovation, resilience, and growth.\n\nAt the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the\nunified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and\nactivates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the\nproven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and\nenhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers\nobservability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.\n\nDisaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services,\nand control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and\ninnovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively\nembedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom\nto run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and\nprotection.\n\nWith NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready\nto power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. 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