Constraints
Legal and Compliance Constraints
Data Privacy and Security: Adhering to legal standards to South Africa, UK especially when handling sensitive or personal information in documents.
United Kingdom:
1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Although it is an EU regulation, GDPR was incorporated into UK law after Brexit, with some modifications. It is known as the UK GDPR.
2. Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018): This act complements the UK GDPR and outlines the framework for data protection law in the UK. It sets out how personal data must be handled and provides rules and guidelines for protecting data privacy.
South Africa:
1. Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA): This act governs the processing of personal data in South Africa. It aims to promote the protection of personal information by public and private bodies and aligns with global standards for data protection.
2. Data Sovereignty: Laws that dictate data must be stored and processed in a specific geographical location, which may limit the choices regarding Azure data centre locations.