Data Sovereignty Starts with Strategy, Not the Cloud | STRIVE Short

Data sovereignty is more than choosing a sovereign cloud. In this STRIVE short, Max Mortillaro and Alex Zinin explain why CISOs and IT leaders should start with a clear data strategy, understand their business-critical applications, and assess sovereignty risk as part of cyber resilience and business continuity planning. KEY TAKEAWAYS: 🔹 Start with your internal data strategy before engaging cloud providers 🔹 Map sensitive data to business processes and applications 🔹 Treat data sovereignty as a business continuity and resilience risk 🔹 Plan for adverse events, including loss of access to cloud services 🔹 Include sovereignty in cyber resilience and business resilience planning TL;DR: Before talking to cloud providers about data sovereignty, organizations need to understand their data, applications, business processes, and risk exposure. WHO IS IT FOR: 🔹 CISOs evaluating data sovereignty risk 🔹 CIOs building cyber resilience strategies 🔹 IT leaders managing cloud, data, and business continuity 🔹 Risk and compliance teams assessing sovereign cloud decisions FAQ: 🔹 What is data sovereignty? Data sovereignty is the requirement that data be stored, accessed, and governed according to applicable laws, regulations, and jurisdictional requirements. 🔹 Should data sovereignty start with a cloud provider? No. Organizations should first understand their data footprint, critical applications, and business processes before evaluating sovereign cloud options. 🔹 How does data sovereignty relate to resilience? Data sovereignty risk can affect an organization’s ability to access, protect, and recover critical data and services during adverse events. #Commvault #DataSovereignty #CyberResilience