Data Localisation 2020

What is Data and where it is stored?

In the present world, Data is the Digital Gold, Every Tech or Internet company stores the data of Users, clients, or company data in Data centres which are mostly located outside the country or in the parent company headquarters. Which is accessed from there for the day to day operations. Every country raises security concerns regarding the data storage, Privacy concerns of its people as servers are outside the country territory and how data is utilized by the companies, So many countries are implementing new Data norms for the Tech or Internet company regarding the servers. 

What is Data Localisation?

1. Data localisation is the process of saving data on  Physical or Cloud servers that are Structurally present within the perimeters of the country where the data is available. As most of the companies store the data in other countries. 

2.  Localisation makes the companies collect crucial data about customers and impending them to store and process the data within the boundaries of the country.

3. In India, Personal data protection bill is introduced to protect the Personal Data of individuals.

Best Data Centres In The World And India?

Largest Data Centre Solution Providers 

6 Key Elements To Cross-check Before Choosing A Data Centre? 

6.Reputation Of The Company

Do check the company background its previous and ongoing clients and success ratio in delivering the service

5.Emergency Power Backup

Should be equipped with power backups to run the servers 24/7 throughout the time 

4.Scaling and Flexibility

Bearing the load on servers in peak hours to the handle requests and expanding its load capacity

3.Capacity of The Data Center 

The capacity of  the centre should also be considered, as in future  to expand the scale of operations 

2.Security 

Should be equipped with the best cybersecurity experts to protect the data from cyber attacks

1.Geographical Location 

Location of the data centre plays a major role, lesser the distance faster the server

Impact And Future Of Cloud Data Centres  

As cloud computing is increasing day by day thereby replacing traditional Data centres impact is going to be high, Traditional Data centres cost more for the enterprises as it requires maintenance, power, continuous monitoring the servers, companies are paying more and more on these.  

To reduce these expenditures, companies are adopting Cloud data Centres which not only reduces the costs but also reduces the human interaction in the process which saves tons of money which is spending on the data centres 

              In Cloud data centres servers are scaled according to the needs of the companies and capacity can be increased according to the need and by reducing the use of unused servers. This process reduces the cost of companies on the data centres and other operational costs.

What Are The Key Skills Required For Any Graduate To Get Jobs In Data Centres, And In Traditional Data Centres And Cloud Computing?

Skills: 

1. Automation and cloud
2. Cisco UCS capabilities
3. DCIM experience
4. Skills around load balancing and unified communications
5. Network engineering

Certifications:

1. Facilities management
2. Data and/or network security
3. Network engineer/training
4. Operations and process management
5. Project management

Source:www.datacenterknowledge.com 

Different Job Roles Available In Data Centres 

1. Data Center Project Manager
2. Compliance Officer
3. Cybersecurity Specialist
4. Data Center Technician
5. Cloud Architect

Conclusion:

These are some of the key highlights regarding Data centres and other questions regarding the data localisation, as data is going to play a major role in the coming age, concerns and other factors regarding increasing for safety. So,  be careful while giving access to unknown companies and protect yourself from data theft.  As data engineering, AI, ML, Data science jobs are going to be in high demand in near future.