Data governance - Concept
Data residency
The country or region where data is physically stored
What's it for?
Shows which country or region physically holds information when location matters for rules or contracts.
For example…
A UK public-sector contract requires citizen records to stay in UK data centres, so the team picks a London cloud region.
A contract requires UK customer records to stay in the UK, so the cloud environment and backup location are chosen to meet that data-residency rule
Think of it like…
Choosing which warehouse holds your stock: the goods still exist, but the location changes who can inspect them