{"id":52,"date":"2026-10-21T15:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dedisoft.mu\/blog\/2026\/10\/21\/sovereign-collaboration-knowing-where-your-data-is-and-who-can-access-it\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:00:27","slug":"sovereign-collaboration-knowing-where-your-data-is-and-who-can-access-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dedisoft.mu\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/21\/sovereign-collaboration-knowing-where-your-data-is-and-who-can-access-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sovereign collaboration: knowing where your data is and who can access it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email, shared documents, calendars, video conferencing: in just a few years, most of a company\u2019s 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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=wp-block-heading>Four questions to ask about your tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=wp-block-list><li><strong>Where is the data hosted?<\/strong> The hosting country determines which law applies first.<\/li><li><strong>Which law can be imposed on the provider?<\/strong> Some laws, such as the US CLOUD Act, can compel a provider to hand over data, wherever it is stored.<\/li><li><strong>Who holds the encryption keys?<\/strong> Data encrypted with a key that only you control remains unreadable to the provider.<\/li><li><strong>Can you leave?<\/strong> Reversibility (retrieving your data in a usable format) must be planned from the outset.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=wp-block-heading>Sovereignty does not mean complexity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=wp-block-heading>How D\u00e9dicace Software supports you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, D\u00e9dicace 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. <a href=https:\/\/www.dedisoft.mu\/en\/sovereign-collaboration\/>Discover the Sovereign collaboration service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email, shared documents, calendars, video conferencing: in just a few years, most of a company\u2019s 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 Sovereignty does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Where is your data and who can access it? 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