Defining a category. In production. With analyst validation.
SkyeConnex is the operational reference for Data Sovereignty as a Service — a category BARC's 2026 study identifies as a widening implementation gap, and the Standards Council of Canada is formalising into a standard SkyeConnex helped shape.
Three forces converging.
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Sovereignty as strategic imperative
BARC 2026: 51% of enterprises rate sovereignty "very important" (+9pts YoY); 76% expect strategic importance to keep rising; 54% cite US political risk (+8pts YoY).
- 02
The technical-execution gap is widening
Same BARC study: technical hurdles jumped from 26% to 43% as the top obstacle. Strategy is funded; implementation is not solved.
- 03
Hyperscaler "sovereignty" has failed the credibility test
Regional clouds with US parents don't solve the CLOUD Act. Customer-managed keys don't solve the encryption-trust topology. Buyers know.
Production today. Not on a roadmap slide.
Platform
400+ HTTP endpoints, 14 provider plugins, 37 PostgreSQL tables, 6 client surfaces, sovereign on-prem GPU subsystem.
Post-quantum crypto
ML-KEM-1024 (FIPS 203) hybrid key wrap. ML-DSA-87 (FIPS 204) report signatures. Both halves of PQ migration, shipping today.
Analyst validation
BARC published the category-defining paper and named SkyeConnex its operational reference. Gartner briefed.
Government engagement
90-day pilot proposal with the Hon. David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence. Treasury Board, Health Canada, federal cyber team in train.
Standards positioning
Standards Council of Canada — Technical Committee on Data Sovereignty engagement. DGSI 100-8 reference implementation.
Partner pipeline
Active conversations with Mashfrog, Akkodis, Thales, MASV, N-able, Augmentt.
Built by operators who have shipped before.
Founder Ross Norrie founded AssetMetrix — acquired by Microsoft and integrated into Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Graph. Co-Founder & CPO Jamie Blades, CTO Kimihiko Sato, CFO Lora Simpson, VP Partnerships Shawn Murfitt. Board: Tim McCunn, Eli Fathi C.M., Don Gibbs C.M. Advisors: Bill Kirwin ("Father of TCO"), Shannon Lord CIO.D. Corporate and securities counsel: Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP.
Investor briefing.
Request the investor deck. We'll send you the v1.2 whitepaper, the investor presentation, and schedule a 45-minute briefing with the founder.