+120 companies have joined "swiss hosting" within 5 months
In just 5 months, "swiss hosting" attracted more than 120 companies from all areas of Swiss ICT. This success underlines that data sovereignty is as much a clear customer need as it is a decisive competitive advantage.
It is undisputed that data is a strategic asset as well as a driver of innovation. Because of this i is not only important where the data is stored, but also who can exercise control over the data.
"swiss hosting" makes this distinction visible - with success. Since its launch at the end of August 2020, over 120 companies have opted for the new label. These companies come from all areas of Swiss ICT. They are hosters, cloud providers and SaaS companies. They all see data sovereignty as a clear competitive advantage because it is more than an empty marketing promise: it is a quality label with a guarantee. Since misuse has consequences, all swiss hosting companies have "skin in the game". These conditions were not only demanded by the companies but developed in close exchange with the stakeholders.
"swiss hosting" makes two clear customer promises:
- Your data stays in Switzerland.
- Control over your data remains here as well.
In other words, tangible data sovereignty instead of cloudy promises. This is in contrast to vague agreements such as the recently overturned Privacy Shield, which was supposed to regulate the framework conditions for data exports from the EU to the USA. The unsuitability of this agreement was not only confirmed by the European Court of Justice, but also by the FDPIC. "swiss hosting" establishes a clear legal framework for data access. This is also confirmed by the lawyer Simon Schlauri, who was involved in the development of the framework agreement: "Only Swiss authorities are allowed access, against which people concerned can defend themselves within the framcework provided by the rule of law. "swiss hosting" puts a stop to data access by foreign authorities."