SUSE Sovereign Premium Support
theregister.co.ukLinux veteran SUSE has unveiled a new support package aimed at customers concerned about data sovereignty.
Called "SUSE Sovereign Premium Support," the service geo-pins support to a given region rather than adopting the traditional follow-the-sun model, where support comes from whatever region is online. The latter approach could break sovereignty regulations or policies, as it might involve transferring data out of a region. Ensuring that support is available from a specific region is therefore crucial, particularly for European customers.
SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen told The Register: "Digital sovereignty has become a really hot topic in the last half year, and specifically in Europe, where companies feel an increasing need to get things done in-house, in-country, or in-region within Europe, with less dependency on non-European vendors and supply chains and people."
"In Europe," he said, "there is a certain amount of local sourcing required, and people want sourcing to be ...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to theregister.co.uk . To see the full text click HERE