Meet compliance and allow transparency

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Meeting compliance and having transparency into the cloud operator’s activities is key in helping meet legislative or regulatory obligations.

The following sections outline the regulatory obligations and operational insights that Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty supports.

Meet local regulatory requirements

Where available, Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty provides regulatory compliance insights to help you meet local compliance. It provides policy packs for your region and helps you gain transparency over and into your environment’s operations. For more information, see Regulatory compliance.

Meet government requirements

Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty includes the Microsoft Government Security Program to help your institution meet specific compliance requirements. For more information, see Government Security Program.

Allow operational transparency

Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty provides operational transparency features that help you gain heightened assurances of operator transparency into cloud data, security, and operations. For more information, see Transparency logs (preview).

Adhere to changes by using the policy portfolio

Where available, Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty gives you access to a customizable and flexible policy portfolio that helps you adhere to evolving local policies and regulatory requirements in your country. For more information, see Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty policy portfolio.