Not every risk lies where you first expect it. Many companies think of encryption, access rights, and ongoing operations when it comes to protecting their data. We go one step further: What happens if access to the cloud infrastructure itself fails or, in an extreme case, is no longer available? For exactly this scenario, we additionally secure your data with geo-redundant backups on European servers under European ownership. This creates a second layer of protection that does not reside in the same technical and legal environment as the operational environment.
The difference is crucial. A backup within the same cloud increases operational resilience. A backup outside of that cloud extends the protection to an additional scenario: the case where not only a data center or a region is affected, but access to the infrastructure itself becomes restricted. This results in a robust disaster recovery approach.
For you, this means: Even in the worst case, copies of your data are preserved, and you remain capable of acting. And because this additional backup resides on European servers under European ownership, it is—following the logic described here—also not subject to the US Cloud Act. This is precisely why an external European backup in this context is more than just a technical reserve. It is an additional safeguard against a risk that many only recognize at second glance.
This is particularly relevant in procurement. In a source-to-pay system, orders, contracts, invoices, supplier data, and approvals all come together. When these processes are bundled digitally, it is not enough to secure only normal operations. What is equally crucial is how well the ability to act can be restored when something fundamental fails. This is exactly what we create with this backup concept—a reserve.