Data sovereignty
in the cloud
- Meeting legal compliance requirements
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Ensuring the security of data and applications
- Responding quickly and agilely to future developments
Data sovereignty: Ensure that you have full control over your data
The cloud presents new opportunities for businesses and creates synergies across various levels. However, the digitalization of data also brings potential risks. Companies face a dilemma when they seek to modernize their IT or when the applications they rely on are only accessible in the cloud.
This is where data sovereignty becomes crucial, as it involves maintaining complete transparency and control over your data, its source, and the associated risks at all times. This serves as the foundation for secure data processing, cloud utilization, and resilient data-driven business models.
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Transparency and control over the use of your own data
Data sovereignty, also known as data ownership, is a component of digital sovereignty, and it pertains to the independence of individuals, businesses, and entities in managing their own data. Essentially, it is about having control and transparency over your own data and deciding how it is used and who can access it.
What is important here is:
- the protection of company and customer data
- limiting the use and disclosure of data
- retaining control even with different types of data usage
Self-determined use and design of digital systems
The concept of digital sovereignty involves the capacity of states, communities, and businesses to independently utilize and shape digital systems, the data they produce and store, and the operations they facilitate.
What is important here is:
- the availability of and access to technologies
- the responsible and secure use of digital technologies
Data sovereignty plays a vital role in the modernization of IT
- It is essential for the secure management and effective utilization of data, which in turn drives the process of digitalization
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It is the basis for the development of new data-based digital business models, products and services
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It ensures independence from cloud service providers
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It is critical for compliance with regulatory obligations, industry standards and ethical commitments
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It promotes data processing, analysis and interoperability for better business efficiency
Using the cloud securely and confidently: That is what matters
Data sovereignty is a crucial factor when migrating data and applications to the cloud. Industries that are regulated, especially those dealing with sensitive information, must carefully assess the following criteria prior to migration:
Independence
Is it possible to seamlessly export, delete, and migrate my data from one cloud or technology provider to another?
Data and IT security
Is it possible for me to track who has access to my data and is it protected from unauthorized access?
Compliance & GDPR
Am I aware of the location where my data is stored and processed at all times, and am I able to provide evidence of this?
Different scenarios require a concept for data sovereignty
Depending on the organization's maturity level and industry-specific regulations, companies have varying needs for data security, which in turn influence their cloud architecture and configuration preferences – ranging from private cloud to sovereign cloud to public cloud.
A concept for data sovereignty is particularly relevant
- if you transfer some or all of the responsibility for operation and data storage to a cloud provider
- if you move business-critical business applications to the cloud
- if you are operate in a highly regulated industry that works with especially sensitive data, such as the finance sector, in the healthcare sector or in the public sector
The concept of data sovereignty is thus an integral part of an IT strategy, of a risk strategy and an outsourcing strategy.
Sovereign strategy – also in the cloud
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Frequently asked questions about data sovereignty
Data sovereignty is an important aspect when choosing a technology provider. It pertains to the independence of individuals, businesses, and entities in managing their own data. Simply put, it is about having control and transparency over your own data and to decide how they are to be used and who can access the data.
Data sovereignty is a component of digital sovereignty. Digital sovereignty encompasses the autonomous management of digital assets to guarantee the capacity to operate, compete, and innovate within the digital world. Data sovereignty, on the other hand, specifically includes the control and security of your own data, especially if it is stored in the cloud or with external data processors.
Data protection and data security are closely linked. Data protection establishes the legal framework conditions. It aims to protect personal data and safeguard the privacy of individuals. Data security, on the other hand, provides the technical measures to implement these requirements. It includes measures to protect data against manipulation, loss or unauthorized access. Both areas are crucial to ensure the protection of data.
Major hyperscalers' public cloud solutions typically feature advanced security measures to safeguard customer data and applications, such as encryption, multi-factor authentication, access controls, monitoring, and regular security updates. Public cloud providers are generally better equipped than many companies to handle security risks and prevent attacks. Organizations leveraging cloud services can take advantage of providers' investments in cutting-edge security technologies, procedures, and practices.
A sovereign cloud is a cloud computing solution that adheres to local and European standards and regulations. It can be attained through various implementation approaches including open source software, standards and certifications or national cloud infrastructures. The primary goal is to guarantee control and jurisdiction over customers' data and applications. This type of cloud allows organizations to comply with data protection regulations and is especially beneficial for regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or the public sector.
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