Data is the new gold! Over the past two years, more data has been generated than in the entire history of mankind, and it is expected that 2017 will surpass this amount of data,

As the economy grows to be more data driven, sound agreements and frameworks on how we handle data and specific personal information, forms the basis of trade and transit as it brings trust. This is especially important for data centers, as they represent trust and security.

So in deciding where to setup your cloud or build your data center, privacy and data protection rules are therefore on the highest importance.This factsheet compares the leading European countries known for their data hubs – France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK – on which performs best. The research is conducted by Dutch law rm ICTRecht.