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Cloud security uncertainty: Do you know where your data is?

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How well are security leaders sleeping at night? According to a recent Gigamon report, it appears that many cyber professionals are restless and worried. In the report, 50% of IT and security leaders surveyed lack confidence in knowing where their most sensitive data is stored and how it’s secured. Meanwhile, another 56% of respondents say […]

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How data residency impacts security and compliance

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Every piece of your organization’s data is stored in a physical location. Even data stored in a cloud environment lives in a physical location on the virtual server. However, the data may not be in the location you expect, especially if your company uses multiple cloud providers. The data you are trying to protect may […]

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Data residency: What is it and why it is important?

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Data residency is a hot topic, especially for cloud data. The reason is multi-faceted, but the focus has been driven by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs information privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area. The GDPR defines the requirement that users’ personal data and privacy be adequately protected by […]

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InCountry raises $18M more to help SaaS companies store data locally

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We’re seeing a gradual expansion of national regulations that require data from SaaS applications to be stored locally, in the country where it’s sourced and used. Today a startup that’s built a service around that need — specifically, data residency-as-a-service — is announcing some funding to continue building out its company amid strong demand. InCountry, […] Continue reading InCountry raises $18M more to help SaaS companies store data locally→

Yammer Supports EU Data Residency with No External Collaboration

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Viewing the Yammer network location
Viewing the Yammer network location

Microsoft says that new Yammer networks can have their messages stored in the European Union instead of the U.S. That sounds good, until you understand the downside that Yammer loses a lot of its external collaboration capabilities. Given this, it’s likely that some existing EU-based Office 365 tenants who use Yammer will be happy to have their messages stay in the U.S.

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InCountry raises $7M to help multinationals store private data in countries of origin

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The last few years have seen a rapid expansion of national regulations that, in the name of data protection, govern how and where organizations like healthcare and insurance companies, financial services companies and others store residents’ personal data that is used and collected through their services. But keeping abreast of and following those rules has […] Continue reading InCountry raises $7M to help multinationals store private data in countries of origin→