Where is your personal and business data stored?
I am writing this to let you all know that if you are currently using Google e.g (G-Suite) to store your data you should really think twice about keeping it there.
As of the 31st March this year all Google services in the UK are going to move from being regulated by Google Ireland to Google LLC which is based out of the U.S.A. Google’s reason is that the UK has left the EU.
This means that your data will no longer be required to be stored on UK servers, as it is under US control which may raise compliance issues with the GDPR provisions in the UK Data Protection Act.
Below is an excerpt from the Guardian Newspaper.
Google is to move the data and user accounts of its British users from the EU to the US, placing them outside the strong privacy protections offered by European regulators.
The shift, prompted by Britain’s exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions not covered by Europe’s world-leading General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement.
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You will need to look at your GDPR documentation and see how this affects your business and your compliance with the law.
What is the solution?
The best way around this is to move your services to Microsoft 365 for Business which lets you specify where to store your data depending on the country you are in.
This is the perfect solution for you if you want peace of mind, knowing that your important data is in a safe place!
Office 365 is a solution we recommend to all our clients. Let us know if you need any information.
We will help
We can deliver Office 365 for Business and its tools to your workforce. With this solution you and your staff will be able to access your emails, calendars, contact and other important business documents anywhere, anytime and on any of your devices, knowing that your data is stored on UK-based servers.
It gives you:
- Reliability – they are the Office tools you know – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Connectivity – services include Exchange, OneDrive (the perfect solution for data storage), SharePoint (excellent for data sharing) and Microsoft Teams (a hub for teamwork to connect your teams)
- UK-based support – you can rest assured that we are here whenever you need support
With this solution you will benefit from:
- Our experience with supplying and supporting these solutions for a wide range of clients, commercial to charities, one person companies to many staff
- Flexibility of access and devices – work from the train or from an office on your PC, smartphone or Mac.
- Peace of mind knowing that you have taken the steps to comply with UK law
Contact us for more information on 01522 797520
Martin
Martin is the Operations Manager and a senior member of the team looking after our valued clients. He has responsibility for more complex IT systems and is a Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 specialist. Martin also manages the support for our customers’ equipment and infrastructure with both Cloud and local facilities.
If you would like to talk to Martin about Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 or security matters, please call Kamila on 01522 797520 and she will ask him to contact you to answer your questions.
Kamila
General Manager
Octagon Technology Ltd
