Secure hosting requirements, patient data

[fool]

Some Gov depts will accept European located kit as per the Azure model. The Skyscape offering was so bad they've had to look further afield. A ton of hoops to jump through for non UK based though I'd expect.

I think the reason azure is getting so much attention is they're in the process of building UK datacentres, but you'll find quite a few digital departments are using AWS.

The trick is you constantly have to challenge the not in the UK requirments; if everything on your cloud host is encrypted, you might just get away with it.

Sadly, if you're a developer and hosting is dropped onto your lap, you're probably not well positioned to argue the case.

[northernladuk]

I think the reason azure is getting so much attention is they're in the process of building UK datacentres, but you'll find quite a few digital departments are using AWS.
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Doesn't really matter. They've been through a while host of checks and passed and I'm sure they'd not approve on the basis something is being built in the future.