Expert e-Zine: How new cloud rules affect storage strategies

In recent years, several Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines have passed data protection laws to govern how personal data are to be collected, used and transferred.
With the borderless nature of the cloud, how do these new rules affect storage strategies of companies, which may already have stored a portion of their data not only outside their physical premises but also outside their country of operations. In this article, we will explore the following: the impact these new laws have on companies' cloud storage strategies; challenges companies face in terms of compliance; and best practices that can be put in place to ensure the privacy and security of data stored in the cloud.