Data localisation

Around 88% of respondents in India believe their data would be inherently safer if it could be stored locally, but 90% said they would prefer a global provider to store the data, revealed the findings of NASDAQ-listed Cisco’s 2023 Data…

Technology infrastructure companies that are building digital storage facilities or data centres in India are petitioning the government to mandate local storage of user data as well as "reciprocity" in cross-border data flows, industry…

Over the past six months, convertible notes have emerged as a lifeline for many highly valued, growth-stage startups which were unsuccessful in raising funds through the traditional equity route. Today, we are reporting that Reliance-backed…

India’s largest telecommunication companies Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel as well as digital payments major Paytm are opposing the centre’s move to allow transfer of personal data of Indians to ‘trusted geographies’. They are asking for…

The government will propose to allow transfer of data and its storage in “trusted geographies” in the revised draft of the data protection Bill, doing away with the data localisation requirement proposed in the earlier version, people privy…

The revised version of the personal data protection (PDP) bill is likely to contain relaxed provisions on data localisation or crossborder flow of data but will ensure that all data belonging to Indian citizens remains available for law…

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has said the discussion on digital trade and economy at the meeting of the Indo-Pacific trade ministers will seek to build connectivity and trust among the member countries. The trade ministers of 14…

Mumbai: Data centre capacity in India is expected to double to about 1,700-1,800 megawatt (MW) by fiscal 2025 from 870 MW in fiscal 2022, powered by the combination of data boom, digital adoption and local data storage mandates, according…

By IANS NEW DELHI: As companies, as well as governments, around the world embrace Cloud computing, the growing demand for data localisation has put the service providers in a fix. To think of it, the demand for data…