Data Localisation stories

Ant International rolls out privacy-enhancing tech across Alipay+ payments, letting encrypted data process at scale as regulators sharpen scrutiny.

CrowdStrike extends real-time cloud detection to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, aiming to meet sovereignty rules and speed breach response.

Hetzner rolls out EX131 dedicated server line with Intel Xeon Gold 6731P, Gen5 NVMe drives and pricing from EUR €560.70 a month.

Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.

Netskope adds Mumbai management plane to keep Indian policy and log data local as DPDPA and sector rules intensify sovereignty demands.

NCC Group says geopolitics, digital sovereignty and AI are driving tougher cyber rules, with boards facing greater accountability and scrutiny.

Pi and JLL are expanding digital infrastructure in India with a 3MW Central Mumbai site set for August 2026, the first step in a 23MW roll-out.

Equinix has opened its first self-built Mumbai data centre, MB3, adding AI-ready capacity as India's digital economy drives demand for interconnection.

Ecommerce in 2026: AI shoppers, social sales and returns pressure push retailers to rethink data, compliance and cross-border growth.

Akamai names Sean Li as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, as the firm sharpens its cloud, security and AI push in the region.

Managed AI tools help curb risk, but regulated financial data still drives most GenAI policy breaches in the sector, Netskope finds.

Rackspace names two senior leaders to drive private cloud operations and international growth as it targets enterprise AI demand.

Amperity adds Melbourne staff and launches in AWS Sydney and Melbourne to meet Australia's strict data residency demands.

Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.

Asia-Pacific firms warned that weak backup controls, poor endpoint hygiene and legacy systems could worsen ransomware losses and breach penalties.

Siemens adds an on-premises monitoring tool for industrial drive systems, keeping vibration and condition data inside plants for stricter control.

Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.

Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.

RSA debuts ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, an identity platform for regulated sectors needing strict data residency and offline resilience.

SentinelOne is extending its on-premise security to air-gapped and self-hosted sites, promising AI protection without sacrificing data control.