Tanzu Application Catalog, the enterprise edition of Bitnami Application Catalog, delivers custom-configured, built-to-spec open source software packages to your own private registry, or to a Tanzu-hosted registry, from where you can deploy them on to any platform. If you choose to use a Tanzu-hosted registry, you can also choose the geographical location of the registry, which enables compliance with the data residency requirements of your region.
Data residency requirements
Collecting, processing, and storing sensitive information is now part of many businesses’ critical day-to-day operations. That means that regulatory bodies from various countries around the world are now enacting data protection measures. Data residency requirements are a critical part of these data protection measures, which provide guidelines on geographical movement and the storage of sensitive information. Data residency requirements are particularly important for government, healthcare, and financial institutions that deal with large volumes of sensitive information and personal data.
One recurring theme for data residency requirements is to store the data within the country or region where it is collected, or where the enterprise is located. But, when software development teams are working with open source software technology that are coming from a variety of sources across the world, it’s hard for enterprises to ensure that all data that is fed into open source software lies within the preferred geography.
Using Tanzu Application Catalog to enable compliance with data residency requirements
Tanzu Application Catalog enables enterprises to build their own private catalog of custom-packaged, production-ready open source software (OSS) applications and components. By leveraging Bitnami’s expertise in packaging hundreds of open source applications and delivering them to millions of developers, Tanzu Application Catalog helps address the security and compliance needs of enterprises. It achieves this with customized, ready-to-deploy open source applications that include extensive metadata for efficient risk assessment.
These ready-to-deploy open source software packages are pushed into the private Open Container Initiative-compliant (OCI-compliant) registries of customers,and can then be deployed onto any platform. Alternatively, you can opt to get a Tanzu-hosted private Google Artifact Registry instead of your own private registry. Now, you get the option to choose the geographical location of your Tanzu-hosted registry from a list of geographies. This enables customers who are concerned with critical data residency and localization requirements to have better control over where their open source software resides.
Learn more
Go through our technical documentation to learn how Tanzu Application Catalog helps you comply with security frameworks to enhance organizational security and minimize risks.
Watch the recording of our recent webinar for an in-depth overview and live demo of Tanzu Application Catalog.
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