GitHub is coming soon does for cloud customers to store their data within the territory of the European Union, which step aims to better comply with the stricter regulatory and data protection environment within the EU. Starting October 29th, GitHub will offer all enterprise cloud customers an option to store code within the “EU region,” but it doesn’t say exactly which country. The parent company Microsoft is present in dozens of regions with the Azure cloud service within the block, and the new service is also based on this.
Since GitHub currently stores data for all of its Enterprise Cloud tier customers in the US, this is a significant milestone. Although the developer collaborative platform has so far allowed some customers to choose the location of data storage in the case of self-operated enterprise server products, the recent announcement is an extension specifically for cloud customers.
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GitHub added that it will roll out similar support in other regions in the future, including Australia, Asia and Latin America, as the demand for locally stored data grows in the rest of the world, not just in Europe. The goal of the introduction may actually be for the company to move existing customers from self-operated products to the corporate cloud, which it supports with migration tools that facilitate the process. Storing data locally has many other benefits, including reducing data transfer latency, which proves beneficial for AI-related developments.
The so-called digital sovereignty has become a critical issue for companies operating in the EU, which is dominated by regulations such as the GDPR, but it is also necessary to prepare for the upcoming AI Act. In addition, private and public organizations are increasingly concerned about how their data may be used by tech giants thousands of miles away.
This is one of the reasons why cloud service companies are trying to bring data and related controls closer to their customers’ locations. Microsoft launched Cloud for Sovereignty last July, which is specifically aimed at public sector organizations, while Google has also strengthened its data sovereignty in various ways, including prominent partnerships with local players such as Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems in Germany. Oracle launched its sovereign cloud last year, which helps private and public sector organizations meet data protection and sovereignty requirements in the European Union.
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