Glossary term
Glossary term
Governance and Compliance
Requirements or constraints on where data is stored, processed, or accessed geographically. AI vendors and cloud model providers can create residency issues through hosting, support access, telemetry, and subprocessors. Residency analysis includes where model calls are processed, where logs are stored, where support teams can access data, and where backups or telemetry are retained.
EU GDPR Chapter V restricts personal data transfers outside the EEA, requiring tools such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.
Microsoft offers EU Data Boundary for Copilot ensuring processing and support remain within the EEA for European customers.
Anthropic provides Claude on AWS Bedrock with regional deployments in EU regions to support data residency requirements.