Microsoft Executive Calls For A Rethink On Data Storage

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Microsoft Executive Calls For A Rethink On Data Storage [news.bbc.co.uk]

The rules on the movement of electronic data around the world need an overhaul, according to a Microsoft executive.

Many technology companies, including Microsoft, IBM and Yahoo, use vast data centres to run services over the internet and store data such as e-mail.

However, the rules for data storage can vary widely from country to country.

One might insist that data is kept for a year while another might want it destroyed in six months, said Microsoft senior vice-president Brad Smith.

"If that's the case, it's very difficult to locate a data centre in one country and provide that service to consumers in another country," he said, speaking at the Global Services Conference in Washington in the US.

[mejohn7779]

It will be very interesting to see how it all pans out in the end.

[maximillianos]

Wonder if this has anything to do with the recent data loss/outage Microsoft was responsible for with the Tmobile Sidekick network?

Interesting timing.

[johnnie]

It surely took a good kick in the nuts to come to that conclusion.

[JAB Creations]

At first I thought this was going to be a discussion about Linux distros using FAT by default though I didn't want to steer the conversation off course early on.

- John