Ifous made the switch for GDPR, left its US cloud service provider and found a Swedish cloud service that met all the requirements for the public sector.
Ifous is a non-profit association aimed at school principals, both municipal and independent, in all forms of education from preschool to adult education. Their mission is to make research and development available to their members, including through various R&D programs, seminars and meeting places.
When the GDPR came into force, Ifous needed to change its business and replace its previous cloud service provider. It was American, and Ifous needed a Swedish, GDPR-secure supplier with servers located in Sweden. The choice was Storegate.
Emma Kreü, Membership Manager at Ifous explains:
“When we sign contracts with our members, this issue often comes up. Many of our members are municipal actors and it is extra important to have Swedish suppliers that are clearly GDPR-approved, so that they can feel safe handling personal data. When we searched around, it was Storegate that we found and that we were also recommended by others.”
Storegate’s blue-yellow cloud is now used by the entire organization to store and share information. The sharing function with a password-protected public link is widely used in communication with members. Storegate acts as a link between Ifous and its members, but is also a platform for internal collaboration.
What is different about Storegate?
A big difference from the previous supplier, Emma says, is the support.
“That’s really been one thing I’ve noticed, Storegate has much better support. Our previous supplier had no support really, there were a lot of questions on a website and you could not talk to a person. From a customer perspective, it’s very difficult if something doesn’t work and you have no one to talk to. It works great with Storegate, I have received direct contact, good answers and clarity. Quite simply, everything I strive for as a customer.”
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