The concept of data sovereignty—the idea that data is subject to the laws and governance structures of the nation where it is collected and stored—has become a central concern for businesses, particularly in Europe. Amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical tension, and the pervasive influence of non-European tech giants, organizations across Europe are prioritizing control, compliance, and independence.
In this landscape, Ekara is positioned as a a direct answer to these sovereignty concerns. By offering flexible deployment models, European-centric operations, and a clear commitment to data control, Ekara is championed as a sovereign alternative for user experience monitoring of critical applications.
Digital experience monitoring (DEM) is crucial for IT teams, providing real-time insights into application performance from an end-user perspective. However, the use of DEM solutions, which involve collecting performance and sometimes personal data, presents significant sovereignty and compliance challenges:
ip-label explicitly addresses these pain points by framing Ekara as a European solution for digital sovereignty in digital experience monitoring. The platform’s commitment is delivered through a unique set of operational and deployment features described below.
One Ekara strategy for ensuring data sovereignty lies in offering deployment options that cater to the most stringent requirements:
Ekara is designed with a strong focus on data privacy, in line with GDPR requirements:
While many global DEM providers like Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, or Splunk offer EU-based hosting, their parent companies are still subject to non-European laws. For highly regulated sectors, this creates a compliance vulnerability that data residency alone cannot solve.
ip-label leverages its European roots as a key differentiator. The company’s platform, Ekara, is a strategic alternative for organizations seeking to build a more secure and sovereign DEM strategy in alignment with Europe’s push for technological independence.
This positioning is critical for public sector bodies and industries like banking and government that must adhere to local data residency and operational control standards.
As a home-grown European DEM solution, Ekara offers two levels of sovereignty. Other DEM providers including Splunk, New Relic, Datadog, or Dynatrace may claim a high standard of data residency, but only Ekara offers both:
-> a trusted cloud (SecNumCloud, ISO 27001, HDS…) for data protection and compliance
AND
-> a sovereign cloud to meet the requirements of EU data sovereignty for the most highly regulated entities (government, defence, critical infrastructure, national banking)
Below, we focus on how Ekara deployment models offer secure, compliant cloud options to provide you with the level of sovereignty that matches your organization’s needs… and what this means in the larger scheme of digital sovereignty.
For private organizations that seek compliance without heavy infrastructure maintenance, Ekara’s hybrid model offers the best of both worlds.
Organizations can host self-managed synthetic monitoring robots locally on their own compliant infrastructures and choose one of Ekara’s secure EU cloud options for centralized processing and administration by Ekara Central (SaaS). Ekara real-user monitoring can be deployed under the same hybrid model.
This model combines operational agility with technical security, ensuring that all data is compliant with EU standards.
Your own infrastructure meets all of the requirements specific to your activity. By hosting Ekara digital experience monitoring on your infrastructure, you have a guarantee of data control, making your compliance strategy robust, future-proof, and truly sovereign.
For organizations operating under strict national or sectoral regulations, the Ekara Private Platform — a self-hosted, on-premise digital experience monitoring tool — provides synthetic transaction monitoring with the highest possible level of compliance.
This model transforms Ekara from a monitoring tool into a strategic, sovereign technology asset — fully aligned with the needs of government, defense, finance, and critical infrastructure sectors.
The chief characteristics of Ekara’s on-premise and hybrid deployment models in terms of compliance and sovereignty are summarized here:
Ekara Deployment Model |
What Is Hosted Where |
Compliance & Sovereignty Outcome |
Ekara Private Platform (On-Premise/Self-Hosted) |
100% hosted by the customer. The entire Ekara stack for synthetic monitoring (collection, agents, processing, databases, and management core) is deployed within the customer’s own infrastructure. |
Total data sovereignty as ensured by the customer’s own compliant infrastructure. No performance data, user information, or configuration details ever leave the customer’s premises. The mandatory choice for public sector, defense, national banks, and national agencies. |
Ekara Hybrid Deployment (Self-Hosted Robots/RUM → SaaS core) |
Synthetic monitoring agents are hosted on the customer’s own network. Real-user monitoring collectors are also deployed locally. Ekara Central (SaaS) can process and store data in a SecNumCloud-certified or other sovereign cloud environment, as required. |
Operational Efficiency with Data Protection. Sensitive data is always stored in the EU. Option for data processing and storage in a Trusted Cloud or Sovereign Cloud. Ideal for private enterprises. |
Data sovereignty isn’t just a legal obligation — it’s a strategic imperative for Europe’s digital future. By adopting an EU-developed DEM solution like Ekara, organizations take a meaningful step toward digital sovereignty — ensuring that the tools monitoring their digital performance reflect European values, ethics, and autonomy.
By selecting a home-grown solution, organizations in critical sectors:
In other words, monitoring with Ekara is your declaration of digital independence.
Because digital experience monitoring is non-negotiable and data control is paramount, ip-label’s Ekara platform provides a compelling case for sovereign monitoring. By combining robust, hybrid Digital Experience Monitoring (real user monitoring, synthetic transaction monitoring) with flexible deployment options that explicitly cater to the demand for data residency and jurisdictional control, Ekara stands out as a strategic choice for European organizations looking to achieve digital excellence without compromising on their sovereignty and security mandates.
Whether your organization is required to operate under the strictest national mandates or seeks to ensure data protection within EU borders, Ekara’s deployment options make data sovereignty and compliance achievable.
With Ekara Private Platform, you can host your entire monitoring infrastructure on your own premises for complete autonomy. Or, with the Ekara Hybrid Deployment, you can combine local control with EU-based operational efficiency.
Both models empower you to turn compliance from a burden into a strategic asset — one that strengthens trust, ensures continuity, and protects your digital future.