Sovereign hosting for sensitive data

Problem: a medical company hosted health data with a US provider subject to the Cloud Act, in potential GDPR and HDS regulation violation. Solution: migration to a sovereign HDS-certified host (OVHcloud), application containerisation, data encryption at rest and in transit, logging setup. Result: HDS and GDPR compliance achieved, zero service interruption during migration.

Problem

a medical company hosted health data with a US provider subject to the Cloud Act, in potential GDPR and HDS regulation violation.

Solution delivered

migration to a sovereign HDS-certified host (OVHcloud), application containerisation, data encryption at rest and in transit, logging setup.

Result achieved

HDS and GDPR compliance achieved, zero service interruption during migration.

Why this matters for SMEs

This case shows how clear scoping, fit-for-purpose tooling and explicit gain tracking turn a business need into an operational result for an SME.

How to evaluate this case

To reuse this approach, check the starting context, delivered scope, maintenance ownership and available measures. A solution creates value through team adoption as much as through technology. This checklist helps compare the problem addressed here with your own situation before starting a prototype or integration.