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.
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!