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Cloud & Hosting 101

Cloud Without the Confusion.

Canadian data residency, private vs. public cloud, disaster recovery basics. Understand exactly where your data lives — and who has access to it. Because “in the cloud” isn't a location.

Why Location Matters

A lot of businesses assume their data is safe because it's “in the cloud.” But cloud is not a location — it's an architecture. The question that matters is: where, exactly, are your servers?

Data hosted in the United States is subject to U.S. legislation, including the CLOUD Act — which can compel American companies to hand over data regardless of Canadian privacy protections. For Canadian organizations in healthcare, finance, law, government, or First Nations, this isn't a technicality. It's a material compliance risk.

Aegisys hosts 100% of client data in Canadian data centres. No foreign jurisdiction. No exceptions.

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