{"id":10881,"date":"2026-03-16T18:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/six-myths-about-data-residency-and-why-management-should-be-particularly-interested-in-data-right-now\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:35:04","slug":"six-myths-about-data-residency-and-why-management-should-be-particularly-interested-in-data-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/six-myths-about-data-residency-and-why-management-should-be-particularly-interested-in-data-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Myths About Data Location"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10881\" class=\"elementor elementor-10881 elementor-10856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef8746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ef8746\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2d602e\" data-id=\"a2d602e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80101e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d80101e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should management be particularly interested in data right now?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97de320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97de320\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf2fe0\" data-id=\"baf2fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667ce87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667ce87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data residency may seem abstract to business management, but it is a central issue in terms of risks, costs, data protection, and business continuity.<\/p><p>The ever-changing geopolitical situation, regulation, and the proliferation of cloud services are forcing organizations to consider data sovereignty: where data is processed and which legislation and governance models apply to it.<\/p><p>In practice, this also means which data centers and regions are used to store and process data. The situation is also being transformed by Microsoft&#8217;s planned data center capacity in Finland (estimated for 2027), which expands the options between on-premises data centers, the cloud, and hybrid solutions. <\/p><p>Above IT CEO Juha Kari and Consigliere Pasi Jalonen debunk myths typically associated with data storage and management and explain how to approach the issue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c98e43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c98e43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9275cb\" data-id=\"f9275cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263f766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263f766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth: Data residency is not a management issue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07704ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07704ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37cf357\" data-id=\"37cf357\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d719bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d719bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cA common myth is that this is a task for IT, but that is false. An organization&#8217;s strategy, as well as its business operations, determine data residency. Data placement is a significant cost that management should be interested in,\u201d says Kari.  <\/p><p>\u201cIT handles the practical work, but the investment in an on-premises data center or, for example, the scalable capacity offered by a cloud service must be defined strategically,\u201d Jalonen adds.<\/p><p>According to Jalonen, a good partner is often a key asset for an organization&#8217;s own IT management:<\/p><p>\u201cIn a modern organization, IT has many responsibilities, time is limited, and expertise can be fragmented. An expert partner provides support that IT can rely on. A partner also ensures that migration projects are completed properly and do not get sidelined by daily operations.\u201d  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd5ea52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd5ea52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cd6f58\" data-id=\"7cd6f58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b56dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b56dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth: I cannot influence which data center our data goes to<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf6b7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf6b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f64f6\" data-id=\"d9f64f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d59a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d59a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cFalse: contrary to popular belief, capacity can be reserved from a specific region through Microsoft Azure, for example, allowing you to influence the data&#8217;s location. That is why the data centers being built by Microsoft in Finland are an interesting opportunity,\u201d Kari says.<\/p><p>According to Kari, data residency is a matter of responsibility: in an on-premises data center, updates and hardware maintenance must be handled by someone anyway \u2013 either by the organization itself or through a service model.<\/p><p>From the perspective of continuity and emergency situations, it is also crucial who controls access and administrator rights, and how responsibilities have been agreed upon with the partner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13c4be0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13c4be0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc8652\" data-id=\"2bc8652\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09328c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b09328c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth: Hybrid technology is expensive<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20afca9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20afca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9765362\" data-id=\"9765362\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf760c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf760c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Storing data inevitably incurs costs, regardless of how it is managed, Kari reminds us:<\/p><p>\u201cAn on-premises data center requires a large initial investment in particular, as well as maintenance, electricity, and other infrastructure. An outsourced solution, on the other hand, is perceived as more expensive on average, but costs are distributed more evenly and scaling up or down is easier,\u201d he says. <\/p><p>According to Jalonen, hybrid cloud technology is no longer more expensive than on-premises servers. For example, Azure Local provides services and ways to run cloud workloads hybridly in an organization&#8217;s own facilities. The cost level is comparable to that of on-premises servers.  <\/p><p>In addition to cost, business characteristics also become central: does a function require particularly low latency, and can some workloads be run more affordably in the cloud?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e02c313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e02c313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-455e562\" data-id=\"455e562\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aa8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51aa8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth: The hybrid transition is a complex project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d841fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d841fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e1eef0\" data-id=\"3e1eef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e36217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e36217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Which solution is the right choice for an organization: an on-premises data center, cloud capacity, or a hybrid model in between? Many organizations are certainly constantly assessing the changing situation. <\/p><p>\u201cIt depends on the organization&#8217;s situation, the need for scalability, and future prospects. All solutions have their pros and cons. An experienced partner helps form an overall picture, based on which the most functional and cost-effective solution can be found,\u201d Kari says.  <\/p><p>\u201cOur principle is to build the competence of the organization&#8217;s own IT management so that data management is smoother in the future. We do not see it as a loss for us, but rather as an increase in the customer&#8217;s overall resources,\u201d Jalonen continues. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-479afc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"479afc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba8d5a\" data-id=\"7ba8d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2c781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a2c781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myth: The transition process is difficult and we are hopelessly behind<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ccd68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ccd68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3950b2a\" data-id=\"3950b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dceca2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dceca2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>False. According to the Above IT duo, you should not be paralyzed even if you feel you are behind in data matters: <\/p><p>\u201cThe best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time, not all at once. You should approach data placement with a low threshold and start exploring options. Choose a partner you can trust. Help is available,\u201d Kari summarizes.   <\/p><p><strong>Do you need an expert perspective on mapping out a data residency strategy? <a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/contact-information\/\">Contact us<\/a> to discuss further!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c81825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c81825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7205470\" data-id=\"7205470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fb3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5fb3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The article was published on Tivi.fi as a commercial collaboration between Above IT and Microsoft.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data residency may seem abstract to business management, but it is a central issue in terms of risks, costs, data protection, and business continuity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-management"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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