GitHub will soon allow cloud customers to store their code data in the European Union (EU), part of a growing push in the technology realm to meet reg

GitHub will allow enterprise cloud customers to store data in the EU

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2024-09-24 06:00:04

GitHub will soon allow cloud customers to store their code data in the European Union (EU), part of a growing push in the technology realm to meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations around data protection — particularly where sensitive information might be at play, such as in the public sector or finance and health care industries.

Starting from October 29, GitHub says that all enterprise cloud customers will be able to select an EU region to store all their code, though the company didn’t specify which region(s) it will use or whether customers will be able to choose. GitHub’s parent Microsoft has well over a dozen Azure cloud regions across the bloc.

However, the move will likely placate at least some customers wanting to bring their data closer to home, given that data for all GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers today is stored in the U.S. Early adopters of the new data residency program include German manufacturer Zeiss and Volkswagen’s software subsidiary Cariad.

It’s worth noting that GitHub already allows customers to choose where their data is stored as part of its self-hosted enterprise server product; the latest announcement extends this capability to cloud customers, specifically.