Embedded Files
Local data storage is a Google Workspace feature that enables you to export your organization's Workspace data into your own Google Cloud Storage (GCS) bucket. The location of your bucket determines the location in which your data is stored. The feature gives you control over your data's location and who can access it, addressing data sovereignty concerns.
When you use local data storage, exports include data only from users with the Assured Controls add-on license assigned, which is available as a paid add-on for Enterprise Plus users. For a comparison of data region features across Google Workspace editions, please refer to the help center article titled “Compare data region features across Google Workspace editions.”
Industries and regions have varying compliance rules for storing data. Google Workspace accommodates several different compliance standards and certifications. For a full list of Google’s compliance offerings, please refer to the page on the Google Cloud website titled “Compliance offerings.”
Data regions
Data regions
With data regions, you can choose to store your covered data in a specific geographic location (the United States or Europe). Data regions cover data at rest (including backups) and data processing for customer-supplied data in several Google Workspace core services.
Check your knowledge.
Check your knowledge.
Local data storage allows you to export data from which of the following?
Local data storage allows you to export data from which of the following?
a. All users in your organization.
b. Users with specific permissions granted by the administrator
c. Users with the Assured Controls add-on license
d. Only users in certain geographic locations
Answer: C.Which Google Workspace edition includes the Assured Controls add-on license as a paid option?
Which Google Workspace edition includes the Assured Controls add-on license as a paid option?
a. Enterprise Plus
b. Business Plus
c. Business Standard
d. Enterprise Standard
Answer: AWhere can you store covered data using data regions?
Where can you store covered data using data regions?
a. The United States only
b. The United States or Europe
c. Europe only
d. Any country in the world
Answer: BWhen users from different data regions send direct messages, where is their data stored?
When users from different data regions send direct messages, where is their data stored?
a. In a central data region determined by Google
b. Only in the sender's region
c. Only in the recipient's region
d. In both the sender's and recipient's regions
Answer: DWhich of the following is a potential consequence of selecting a specific data region?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of selecting a specific data region?
a. Guaranteed data access for all users regardless of location
b. Reduced storage costs
c. Improved performance for users within that region
d. Increased latency for users outside the region
Answer: DWhat happens if an administrator includes processing in their data regions policy?
What happens if an administrator includes processing in their data regions policy?
a. Performance for users in that region improves
b. All advanced features become unavailable
c. Data storage costs increase
d. Some advanced features might become unavailable
Answer: DWhich users can specify a processing location within a data region?
Which users can specify a processing location within a data region?
a. All Google Workspace users
b. Only Google Workspace Enterprise Plus customers
c. Only users with administrator privileges
d. Only users with the Assured Controls add-on license
Answer: BHelp Center resources
Help Center resources
For more information on local data storage, please explore the Google Workspace Admin Help Center:
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