FEATURE: CLOUD SOVEREIGNTY
DATA SOVEREIGNTY REFERS TO DATA BEING SUBJECT TO THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS STORED.
Financial institutions face similarly stringent demands. Banking regulations across the region impose rigorous requirements for data localisation, audit trails and secure operational controls. Sovereign cloud provides a compliant environment for activities such as fraud detection, customer data management and financial modelling.
In the energy sector, companies generate operational and geological data that is strategically important to national economies. These organisations require secure cloud environments that prevent unauthorised access and support stable integration with operational technology systems.
Government organisations handle vast amounts of citizen data, public records and sensitive information relating to national security. As smart city platforms expand and public services digitalise, these entities need cloud environments that guarantee strict control and auditability.
Healthcare providers are increasingly digitising their operations, from electronic medical records to AI-powered diagnostics. Because medical data is among the most sensitive categories, sovereign cloud offers the privacy, compliance and local control that healthcare regulators demand.
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