Welcome to the Sovereignty in Practice Survey 2026 by VSHN and Zühlke!

This survey builds on the DevOps, AI & Platform Engineering Study and adds a practical perspective on digital sovereignty. It focuses on how organisations make - and enforce - decisions about data, workloads, and service providers within regulatory and business constraints.

Completing the survey takes only 5-7 minutes.

Please answer from your organisation’s perspective. If you are unsure about a question, select “Not sure”. You can navigate back and forth using the arrows in the bottom right corner.

For the purpose of this survey, digital sovereignty refers to the ability of an organisation to make and enforce decisions about data, workloads, and providers while complying with its regulatory and business requirements.

The survey is open until March 31, 2026.