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Data Sovereignty

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  • Help you balance your requirements
  • Understand your risk exposure & priorities
  • Identify the most appropriate option
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Why This Conversation Matters Now

Data sovereignty is one of the most complex challenges organizations are facing today.
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It’s About control, Not Just Location

Data sovereignty is about an organization’s control over its own data. Ensuring their own continued access and restricting access by third parties. Location is just one part of that process.

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Transparency is Key

Sharing data means sharing trust. Check whether your vendor publishes transparency reports, proves regional commitment, and continues investing in local compliance and certifications.

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Trust is Non-Negotiable

Trust is the foundation of digital resilience and can be a competitive advantage. Your customers’ expect that your organisation is securing their data and anticipating that you are complying with regulations.

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Risk Exposure

The full control of managing data internally also comes with the burden of implementing best practices and high cybersecurity skill requirements. The safest pair of hands might be an organisation that specialises in data protection.

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Vendor Lock-In Matters

Most cloud providers and SaaS vendors prioritise their operational efficiency over your jurisdictional requirements. Data portability is essential to comply with shifting regulatory requirements.

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Data Sovereignty as Legislation

Countries across Europe are considering their own sovereign cloud initiatives to enable stricter controls on data governance.

CHALLENGES

This is What’s at Stake

Vendor decisions that impact your confidentiality, availability, and integrity.
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Loss of Control
over-sensitive information that underpins your business
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Reputational Damage
if data handling practices come under security
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Operational Disruption
from simply transforming the risk instead of reducing it
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Regulatory Penalties
from non-compliance with evolving frameworks
A Guide for European Organizations

Data Sovereignty: A Guide for European Organizations

Data sovereignty presents acute challenges to managing operations for all organisations, particularly multinationals, the public sector, and those with specific compliance needs. In this guide, we explore some of the “What if” scenarios that keep security leaders awake at night:

  • What if we lose control of where our data resides?
  • What if we lose key members of our team and their expertise?
  • What if we can’t keep up with the latest AI-driven cyber threats?
OUR APPROACH

Veeam is Committed to Data Sovereignty

We work with you to provide solutions tailored to your specific business needs, ensuring digital autonomy,
service continuity, and unwavering transparency in how data is managed.
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Local Presence
Offices in over 20 European cities with a network of more than 5,000 European partners.
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Regulatory Alignment
We have certified security professionals and work with customers to help them on their compliance journey.
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Transparent Auditing
Comprehensive transparency reporting provides clear visibility into how data is managed.
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Geo-Specific Storage
Pick from numerous data centres or partners in the country of your choice.

Where are you on your data sovereignty journey?

We don’t take a one-size-fits all approach to data sovereignty. Instead we collaborate with
you to understand your organisation and specific needs to tailor our solutions. 

We are just getting started and don’t know what to do!

The uncertainty is real. We will work with you to demystify data sovereignty. We’ll help you identify a solution most appropriate for your sovereignty risk requirements.

We have complex issues and need to ensure best practices

Whether you work in the public sector, safeguard medical data, or have a good understanding of data sovereignty and want to future-proof your organization, we are ready to support your journey.

All Roads Lead to Veeam

Let’s Build a Data Sovereignty-Ready Architecture

Data sovereignty shouldn’t mean compromising on innovation. Between partially managed cloud, fully managed cloud, and on-premises air-gapped options, we have a solution that will meet your sovereignty needs.

RESOURCES

Want to Know More?

Discover best practices and the latest advice around data sovereignty.
Check Out Our Blog
Gain insights from our experts and discover how to take your journey to the next level.
Watch a Recorded Webinar
Acquire practical strategies and insights to safeguard SaaS data, navigate regulatory requirements, and establish data sovereignty.
See an Overview Guide
Practical information to understand why Data Sovereignty needs to be taken seriously.

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