Glossary
Data residency
Also known as: Data location, Data localization
Definition
Data residency is the commitment that data is stored and processed exclusively within a defined geographic region. The concept is closely related to data sovereignty (legal jurisdiction) and data localization (regulatory obligations to keep data in-country). For Swiss organizations, data residency is a recurring procurement criterion because sector-specific regulations (for example FINMA circulars on outsourcing) explicitly address data location.
How Swiss Knowledge Hub uses this term
Swiss Knowledge Hub stores core data (PostgreSQL, vector store, document storage) in Azure Switzerland North. Front-end assets are served via Azure West Europe (CDN), and the region for Azure Video Indexer is configurable per tenant. Customers with particularly strict requirements can opt for dedicated infrastructure or their own Azure subscriptions in the Custom plan.
Related terms
Sources
- Wikipedia: Data sovereignty — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_sovereignty
- EDÖB — Übermittlung ins Ausland — https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html
This term is implemented concretely in Swiss Knowledge Hub.
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