**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Design with Microsoft Sovereign Public Cloud: capabilities, Data Guardian, external/confidential key management, confidential computing, Sovereign Landing Zone, sovereign policies, and AI workload sovereignty. WHEN: "Sovereign Public Cloud", "Sovereign Landing Zone", "Data Guardian", "external key management sovereign", "confidential computing sovereign", "sovereign policy initiatives", "AI workloads sovereignty". USE FOR: designing sovereign solutions in Azure public regions. DO NOT USE FOR: on-premises sovereign (use sov-private-cloud), foundational concepts (use sov-cloud-foundations).
**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Design with Microsoft Sovereign Public Cloud: capabilities, Data Guardian, external/confidential key management, confidential computing, Sovereign Landing Zone, sovereign policies, and AI workload sovereignty. WHEN: "Sovereign Public Cloud", "Sovereign Landing Zone", "Data Guardian", "external key management sovereign", "confidential computing sovereign", "sovereign policy initiatives", "AI workloads sovereignty". USE FOR: designing sovereign solutions in Azure public regions. DO NOT USE FOR: on-premises sovereign (use sov-private-cloud), foundational concepts (use sov-cloud-foundations).
compatibility
Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, and any Agent Skills compatible tool.
This skill is grounded in the vendored Microsoft docs under docs/upstream/azure-sovereign-clouds/public/. Prefer those files over prior knowledge, cite the file you used, and treat Microsoft Learn as canonical when the weekly mirror lags.
Triggers
Activate this skill when the user wants to:
Design a sovereign solution that stays in Azure public cloud
Select capabilities (Data Guardian, external key management, confidential computing) and a Sovereign Landing Zone
Address AI workload sovereignty and BCDR impacts of sovereign controls
Rules
Prefer the vendored docs under docs/upstream/azure-sovereign-clouds/public/; cite the exact file used.
Map each requirement to a concrete capability before recommending a design.
Adopt the Sovereign Landing Zone and design sovereign policy initiatives for governance.
Microsoft Learn / discovered governance wins over the mirror on any conflict.
Steps
Overview & capabilities — map requirements to Sovereign Public Cloud capabilities.
Controls — apply Data Guardian, external key management, and confidential computing.
Landing zone — adopt the Sovereign Landing Zone and design sovereign policy initiatives.
Workloads — address AI workload sovereignty and BCDR impacts of sovereign controls.
