Across Europe and beyond, regulatory frameworks are reshaping how and where organizations manage data. These laws establish enforceable standards for data sovereignty, data governance, and data privacy that directly influence cloud architecture, security strategy, and AI innovation.
Without these regulations, you run the risk of these organizational consequences:
- Financial penalties that directly impact the bottom line
- Executive accountability with potential legal and career consequences
- Loss of trust and market position resulting in long-term reputational damage
Data management shouldn’t be considered as only a task for IT. It’s a board-level priority.
From regulation to operational risk
Modern regulatory mandates dictate how data is collected, stored, processed, and protected.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes strict requirements for the protection of personal data across the European Union (EU).
- Network and Information Security 2 Directive (NIS2) expands cybersecurity and incident reporting obligations across essential entities.
- Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces prescriptive operational resilience standards for financial services institutions in the EU.
At the same time, national requirements such as the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) add additional data protection expectations for organizations operating in or serving Switzerland.
Layered across these mandates are data sovereignty and data localization requirements. Data sovereignty affirms a country or region’s authority over data within its borders. Data residency determines where data is physically stored. Data localization may require certain data to remain within geographic boundaries.
The result is a complex and fragmented compliance landscape. Organizations must navigate these overlapping obligations while maintaining continuous security monitoring, operational resilience, and AI-driven innovation.
Sovereign architecture built for compliance
Regulation increasingly influences cloud architecture decisions. Organizations must ensure that sensitive data remains within specific jurisdictions while still benefiting from AI-powered analytics and scalable cloud infrastructure.
With the upcoming availability of the Sumo Logic Intelligent Operations Platform in the AWS Swiss Data Center and AWS European Sovereign Cloud, organizations can align cloud innovation with regional regulatory requirements.
Deployment in the AWS Swiss Data Center will enable in-country data protection aligned with FADP and GDPR expectations. Support for AWS European Sovereign Cloud will enable EU enterprises and government entities to operate in an independent, sovereign cloud environment while meeting enhanced privacy and residency standards.
With this approach, organizations can maintain control over data sovereignty, privacy, and protection while preserving unified, AI-driven security operations.
Why global data management leadership matters
As the global leader in log management for security and cloud operations, Sumo Logic understands operational needs to meet regulatory requirements. With a long history of delivering secure, cloud-native log management and analytics at scale, Sumo Logic has earned a strong reputation among global enterprises and auditors alike.
The Sumo Logic Intelligent Operations Platform is designed with security and integrity at its core, bringing together agentic AI-powered SIEM and log analytics in a single platform. It unifies critical security and operational signals, allowing organizations to:
- Align cloud deployments with sovereignty and residency mandates
- Support auditability and reporting requirements
- Detect and investigate incidents faster
The platform provides immutable data storage. It protects critical records and supports non-repudiation, strengthening an organization’s ability to demonstrate data integrity during audits, investigations, and regulatory reviews.
Regulation will continue to evolve. AI adoption will continue to accelerate. Organizations that treat governance as a reactive obligation will struggle to keep pace.
Organizations that partner with Sumo Logic to deploy the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and Swiss Data Center gain multiple strategic advantages. Revenue is protected. Risk is reduced. And customer trust is preserved. By unifying data management, role-based access controls for privileged data, AI-powered insights, and sovereign deployment options with Sumo Logic, enterprises can innovate confidently while meeting existing and looming regulatory expectations.
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