Which of the following is the dominant driver behind the regulations to which a system or application must adhere?
Which of the following is the dominant driver behind the regulations to which a system or application must adhere?
The locality, or the physical location and jurisdiction where the system or data resides, is the dominant driver of regulations. Regulations are often determined by the jurisdiction in which the data is stored and processed because different regions have different legal requirements and compliance standards. Contracts and SLAs outline specific requirements and responsibilities but do not define the regulatory framework themselves. The data source might impose certain restrictions, but the overriding factor remains the jurisdiction's laws and regulations.
B. Locality
A: Data source
A—Data source. Think about GDPR. We must follow European regulations if we store EU user data within a facility in the US.