What is Data Sovereignty?

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that data is governed by the laws and regulations of the country where it is stored or where the data subject resides.

They determine where organizations can store data, how they can transfer data across borders and which security measures are required to protect sensitive data.

Data residency focuses on the physical location of data storage. Data sovereignty emphasizes the legal jurisdiction that applies to that data.

They typically use regional clusters, geo-aware sharding, strict data governance controls and encryption to align technical infrastructure with local regulations.

No. Encryption protects data privacy and security but does not replace architectural controls that govern physical location and jurisdictional boundaries.