Data sovereignty
Data sovereignty in backups: Where do copies reside?
A sovereignty review typically establishes where the primary system sits, which staff can reach it, and under whose law the operator falls. It then stops. The ...
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Remote support access: A gap in data sovereignty
A sovereign storage deployment is usually described by where the data sits and which staff can log in. Both descriptions tend to omit the vendor. Support ...
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Data sovereignty and encryption: Who controls the keys?
Encryption appears in nearly every sovereignty discussion as the control that settles the question. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, so the argument ...
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Data sovereignty audits: What evidence should IT keep?
A data sovereignty audit asks IT to demonstrate where data resides, who can access it, and how those boundaries are maintained. Keep a current data inventory, ...
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Data sovereignty requirements: What to put in an RFP
Data sovereignty requirements in a request for proposal (RFP) should define where data may reside, who may access it, which legal entities are involved and how ...
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Data sovereignty: Who controls your data?
An organization can store every byte of its data in a data center inside its own national borders and still not control that data. If the company operating the ...