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Jurgen Hofkens

CTO and VP Solutions Engineering for EMEA/LATAM, NetApp

Jurgen Hofkens is CTO and VP Solutions Engineering, EMEA & LATAM at NetApp, where he leads technical strategy on AI, data sovereignty and hybrid cloud. He has more than 25 years’ experience and builds high-performing sales engineering and go-to-market teams.

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Data residency isn’t the same as data sovereignty

Data residency isn’t the same as data sovereignty

Keeping data within national borders can meet an important requirement, but it does not, on its own, establish who can access that data, how it is protected, or whether it can be moved when circumstances change.

15 October 2026
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