What is Data Residency?

Data residency refers to the physical or geographic location where an organization stores, processes, and manages data, typically to meet legal, regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements tied to a specific jurisdiction. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics Data residency describes the jurisdictional location of data at rest and in some cases during processing and backup. It focuses on where data resides geographically rather than who owns it or who

How widely is Data Residency used?

222 organizations in our directory are tagged Data Residency, referenced across 2 articles.

What is Data Residency most closely associated with?

Data Residency is most closely associated with Cloud and Compliance.

Data Residency

Last updated August 24, 2026

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NewsArticle VyOS Networks partners with ADESTIS on sovereign cloud NewsArticle IBM Introduces Self-Hosted Deployment for IBM Bob

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Articles mentioning this entity 2 Organizations tagged 222 Organizations 263 Network Communications, 365 Data Centers, Acronym Solutions, Adilink, Africloud, Airia, AirTrunk, Ålcom, Alestra, Anonos, AOS, Archon Consulting & Systems Development Inc., Artfiles, AzStarNet, Bahnhof, BangkokVPS Cloud Hosting, BareMetal, Bezeq International, Blue Line Madagascar, Bruhaas Related terms Related terms (co-occurring topics)

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