Data Sovereignty Is Now a Strategic Priority - WorldNL Magazine

Data sovereignty is now a strategic priority - WorldNL Magazine

Image Credit: Shutterstock (Image credit: Shutterstock) Data sovereignty has rapidly become a critical consideration for organizations evaluating and selecting data center solutions.At its core, data sovereignty is the principle that data is subject to the laws and governance structures of the country in which it is physically stored or collected. This principle is embedded deeply into two foundational legislative instruments: the Data Protecti…

Civo: UK IT leaders are prioritising data sovereignty

New research has revealed that more than 60% of UK IT tech leaders now feel that the government’s use of US cloud services exposes the country’s digital economy to significant risks, damages its domestic industry and threatens data security. The survey, compiled by cloud computing firm Civo, received responses from over 1,000 UK-based IT leaders who revealed a surge in interest in data sovereignty among UK IT leaders since the implementation of …