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Re:InfluxDB Cloud shuts down in Belgium; some weren't notifi... by devrand on Sunday July 09, 2023 @10:36PM (#36661387)
> Ideally, an automated transfer to another region with automated forwarding. It's okay to have poor performance, but it's not okay to go "poof" entirely.

If the data is moving between countries then this is not an option. Your clients may have legal or contractual obligations with respect to data location.

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Re:InfluxDB Cloud shuts down in Belgium; some weren't notifi... by cowl on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:10AM (#36666700)
We are talking EU here. apart from some rare archaic remains of past rules or really "national security related" (and of this last one I don't think anyone is using a cloud provider) clients should be free to store their data in any Country inside the EU common market.
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