IT
Hosting
The arrangement under which a system and its data are operated and stored.
Plain English
Where a system physically runs, and therefore whose rules and whose borders apply to the data in it.
If you’re new here
Where the data sits is a question about law as much as about servers. Ask it early, because the answer can rule out a product entirely.
What they probably mean
“Which country the data sleeps in.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
Easy · 2/5
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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