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Microsoft Debuts Data Guardian and Sovereign Public Cloud in Europe

These services guarantee cloud data residency in Europe under exclusive management by personnel subject to European law

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A Microsoft sign is pictured at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
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Overview

  • Data Guardian restricts all remote access approvals for EU cloud systems to Microsoft staff residing in Europe for enhanced oversight
  • Sovereign Public Cloud keeps data storage, processing and encryption entirely within EU infrastructure under customer control
  • Every engineer access attempt is monitored in real time by EU-based personnel and recorded in a tamper-evident ledger
  • Clients can host standalone instances of Exchange, SharePoint and other Office services in private data centers for independent governance
  • The offerings target governments, critical industries and regulated sectors requiring the highest standards of data residency and operational autonomy