Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and the Brexit problem

While we knew this was coming along, the actual formal release of Microsoft Azure and Office 365 hosting in UK only data centers can be seen as a game changer in light of future Brexit strategy for most organizations with a UK presence or European presence who want to use Azure or Office 365 at scale and as devolved Cloud services in a Hybrid or dedicated Cloud strategy.

Coupled with the recent General Data Protection Regulation which activated in May 2016 and will apply to all business from May 2018;  Alongside this the Privacy Shield replaces Safe Harbour complicates the matter and will force many businesses to reconsider their hosting strategies.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/09/07/microsoft-azure-and-office-365-now-available-from-united-kingdom-datacenters/#sm.00009poqposp8f2d11wsmjdpkeurl

This is a game changer in hybrid hosting strategy, and can compliment any existing strategy while pushing your business towards a more compliant ready world.  Its time to rethink where your data resides, and who with!