Email, shared documents, calendars, video conferencing: in just a few years, most of a company’s work has moved to online tools. They are convenient, but one question is being asked more and more often by management: where is our data really, and who can access it?

Four questions to ask about your tools

• Where is the data hosted? The hosting country determines which law applies first.
• Which law can be imposed on the provider? Some laws, such as the US CLOUD Act, can compel a provider to hand over data, wherever it is stored.
• Who holds the encryption keys? Data encrypted with a key that only you control remains unreadable to the provider.
• Can you leave? Reversibility (retrieving your data in a usable format) must be planned from the outset.

Sovereignty does not mean complexity

Sovereign collaboration offers the same uses as the major suites on the market: email, sharing and co-editing documents, shared calendars, video conferencing, telephony. The difference lies in hosting, control over access and the ability to answer the four questions above clearly.

The move needs preparation: an inventory of uses, a selection of the services that are really useful, migration of mailboxes and files, then onboarding of the teams. When properly managed, it happens without disruption for users.

How Dédicace Software supports you

In Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, Dédicace Software Mauritius analyses your usage, selects the useful services with you, migrates your data, trains your teams and provides follow-up. The service relies on Klytic: your data is hosted in a city or country that complies with the legislation you are subject to, and Klytic backs it up and provides support. Discover the Sovereign collaboration service.