As the market for cloud computing services explodes, many businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about where their information actually is and what laws
But there is a simple solution – securing business-critical information in a Swedish cloud.
In the aftermath of several revelations about how authorities and companies handle the storage of sensitive data outside Sweden’s borders, more and more companies are starting to question where their own information is actually stored.
What’s more, in 2018, the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force – requiring personal data to be stored within the EU.
Regardless of the industry and the IT environment used, most companies have files that should be stored in Sweden, under Swedish law. For several reasons:
- By using Swedish Storegate, companies can be sure that their stored files will not be disclosed to foreign authorities or used without authorization
- By using a Swedish cloud service with servers in Sweden, Swedish companies can be sure that personal data will not be transferred to a country outside the EU, for which there are otherwise specific requirements.
- By using a Swedish cloud service with servers in Sweden, companies meet the requirements of the Accounting Act that all accounting information must be stored in Sweden.
- By using a Swedish cloud service, Swedish companies avoid being exposed to foreign laws.
Obviously not all IT management should or must take place in Swedish cloud services, it is completely unrealistic in the digitally global world we live in.
However, there is often specific information in files that should not actually be stored in servers outside Sweden’s borders. And then services are needed that companies can always use as a complement to storage you get in e.g. Office 365. Services that store in a Swedish cloud.
/Matz Karlsson
CEO, Storegate AB
Opinions or questions?
Please get in touch:
matz.karlsson[at]storegate.com
