What is Data Locality?

Data locality is the practice and property of keeping computation close to where data resides, or keeping data within defined geographic or infrastructure boundaries, to meet performance, governance, and regulatory requirements in distributed and cloud environments. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics Data locality refers to how physical or logical placement of data relates to the processors, storage systems, and networks that access it. It includes both spatial

How widely is Data Locality used?

29 organizations in our directory are tagged Data Locality.

Data Locality

Last updated August 24, 2026

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Organizations tagged 29 Organizations Bahnhof, Baktelecom, BNC Business Network Communications, CHINANET Beijing Province Network, CircleCI, Cloud Hosting Services, cloudkleyer.de, Digital Realty, EcoDC – First Uptime Tier III TCCF DC in Vietnam – Your Data Resource – Your Data Resource, Fileflex, HEXANET, iseek, Latitude.sh, Netflash Internet Solutions Ltd, NEXTDC, NineWire, NYI, ServerMania, SpaceNet Related terms