Where does your data actually live? For more and more organisations, that is no longer a theoretical question. Regulations such as GDPR and NIS2, geopolitical tensions and the rise of AI mean that customers want to know where their data is stored, who can access it and which laws apply to it. 

During the Month of Sovereignty, we at Kappa Data are putting the spotlight on vendors with a concrete answer to that question. Today: Extreme Networks. Their message is short and powerful: Your network. Your data. Your choice. 

Sovereignty doesn’t stop at the data centre 

When people think of digital sovereignty, they usually think of cloud storage or business applications. But your network also generates a constant stream of data: telemetry, logs, configurations and information about users and devices. 

So if you manage your network through a cloud platform, you also need to know where that data ends up. That is exactly where Extreme Networks makes the difference. 

Three deployment models, one management experience 

With Extreme Platform ONE™, you decide where your network platform runs: 

• Public cloud – as SaaS from a regional data centre. Up and running quickly, with no infrastructure of your own, and with data that stays within the chosen region. 

• Private cloud – a dedicated, isolated instance for organisations that want extra separation without managing servers themselves. 

• On-premises – the platform runs entirely in your own environment, with maximum control. 

The key advantage: all models use the same interfaces, policies and APIs. If you start in the public cloud today and need to move on-premises tomorrow, your team doesn’t have to learn a new way of working and your integrations simply keep working. 

Your data stays in the region you choose 

Extreme supports regional data residency. Telemetry, logs, configurations, metadata, backups and identity operations stay within the region you choose. Choose Europe, and your network data never leaves Europe. 

This keeps you in control of where your network data is stored and processed. That makes it much easier to demonstrate that you comply with regulations. 

AI without losing control 

AI makes network management smarter, but it also raises questions: where is your data processed to generate those insights? With Extreme, AI and analytics also respect the regional boundaries you have set. 

So new AI functionality doesn’t automatically mean handing over control of your data. 

Compliance and security built in 

Extreme combines this freedom of choice with support for key security and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, BSI C5 (Germany) and SecNumCloud (France). On top of that, Zero Trust, identity controls, auditing and network segmentation are built into the architecture. 

The result: you know not only where your data is, but also who and what has access to your network. 

Sovereignty without compromising on ease of use 

Digital sovereignty doesn’t have to mean extra complexity. With Extreme, you decide where your network runs, where your data stays and how your infrastructure is managed, without sacrificing functionality. 

How Kappa Data helps 

As a value-added distributor of Extreme Networks, we help our partners choose the right deployment model for every customer. Whether it’s a local authority, a hospital or an industrial company, we work together to find the mix of cloud and on-premises that best fits their data and compliance requirements. 

Curious what Extreme Platform ONE can do for your customers? Get in touch at [email protected]