Module 1: Digital Sovereignty Fundamentals

Overview

Build foundational understanding of digital sovereignty concepts, regulatory requirements, and Microsoft’s commitment to sovereign cloud solutions.

Module Content

📚 Main Content:

Digital Sovereignty Overview - Core concepts, principles, and customer scenarios

Deep Dive Topics:

Microsoft’s European Digital Commitments - The 5 commitments and EU Data Boundary
Regulatory Requirements Overview - GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ITAR
Data Residency vs. Sovereignty - Definitions and Azure implementation
Operational Sovereignty - Control plane concepts and Azure Local modes

✅ Assessment:

Knowledge Check - 15 questions to test your understanding

Key Concepts

Data residency and localization
Operational sovereignty
Compliance and regulatory frameworks
EU Data Boundary
Control plane models

Duration: 1-2 hours

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