Currently, UK data centres are bound by the EU Data Protection Directive, which had to be enacted through each member state’s own laws, resulting in the Data Protection Act of 1998 in the UK. These antiquated protections are being updated to correspond with the present-day data environment and the challenges of a digital economy.

With the deadline for GDPR fast approaching, organisations are hastily seeking new technologies to enable compliance, and consequently, this new legislation is already becoming a substantial driver of growth in both security and storage markets in Europe.

The challenges of compliance presented by the sheer scope of the GDPR are undeniably immense, and the degree of change seen in certain aspects of the regulation, such as the right to be forgotten, means that many organisations are delving into unknown territory to implement these concepts.