Frequently Asked Questions

Self-hosted data control and data sovereignty are related but not the same — and most vendor marketing conflates them in ways that create compliance gaps organizations only discover during audits. Data residency tells you where data is stored. Data sovereignty tells you who has legal authority over it and under what circumstances a government can compel access. Self-hosted data control is the architecture that satisfies both — by keeping data management software inside your o

Evaluating self-hosted backup for data residency requires a different framework than standard backup evaluation. Standard evaluation focuses on features — backup frequency, restore granularity, compliance certifications. Data residency evaluation focuses on architecture — where does data actually go during processing, who has access to it during transit, and which jurisdiction governs the vendor's access to your data. Most organizations discover the difference between these t