Report 17 Aug 2026

Expert View: Trust, Lock-in & Sovereignty: What’s Behind BDC Adoption?

This Expert View takes a closer look at why SAP’s Business Data Cloud might not be adopted uniformly worldwide due to trust, cloud maturity, and vendor lock-in concerns. SAP BDC’s partnerships with the likes of Databricks and Snowflake raise some sovereignty concerns for regulated industries in regions where the dependence on US tech presents some obstacles to regulatory requirements. What should IT providers address?