Glossary

Data Residency and Sovereignty

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Data residency refers to the physical or geographic location where an organization's data is stored. Sovereignty means that the data is subject to the laws of that country.

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Why is data residency a dealbreaker for Enterprise?

Many governments and large companies (especially in the EU or banking) legally require their data to stay within their borders. A SaaS vendor must offer "EU Data Residency" to sell into these markets.

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