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Section 2 · Understand your options

How each deployment option handles data location and regulatory requirements

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Data residency

Data residency means rules about which country or region your data must be stored in.

RequirementSelf-hosted (OSS / Enterprise)Grafana Cloud
Region choiceFull control (you choose where to deploy)15+ regions across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Private networkingYour network, your rulesAWS PrivateLink, Azure Private Link, GCP Private Service Connect
Compliance certificationsYour responsibility to achieve and maintainSOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, CSA

Considerations

Self-hosting gives you complete control over data location and security, but you build and maintain the compliance infrastructure. Grafana Cloud provides certifications and private connectivity options, but within the regions and configurations Grafana Labs offers.