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Most organisations discover the true cost of leaving a data vendor during the exit, not during procurement. This article sets out a one-day tabletop rehearsal covering data portability, egress charges, schema exports, model artefacts, contractual rights and the undocumented knowledge held by a small number of staff.
UK boards are being asked to assure themselves on data sovereignty without a practical view of where data, support access and AI features actually sit. This audit framework turns residency, sub-processors, administrative access, exit options and contractual gaps into a prioritisation matrix leaders can act on.
Grid connection queues, rising non-commodity costs and regional capacity limits are reshaping where UK analytics and AI workloads can sensibly run. These five triage moves help data leaders act decisively without assuming a wholesale cloud migration.
UK mid-market data teams are not simply growing in 2026; they are changing shape. This map sets out six roles gaining ground, three being absorbed, and how to redesign the bench without adding headcount.