Describe how Microsoft supports data residency to ensure regulatory compliance

Many organizations have to comply with both industry regulations and procedures as well as government-mandated security controls surrounding topics such as privacy, record preservation, and data residency. In this section, you’ll learn about Microsoft’s Service Trust Portal where you can review the results of audits conducted against Microsoft data centers as well as whitepapers detailing how Microsoft supports industry and government regulations.

Service Trust Portal

Many organizations need to have some level of evidentiary data that confirms cloud service providers are adhering to the agreed-upon standards for security and data handling. The Microsoft Service Trust Portal (https://servicetrust.microsoft.com) is where all these critical documents are stored.

The core components of the Service Trust Portal include the following:

• Certifications, regulations, and standards
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