Deutsche Bank boosts financial innovation and compliance with secure Azure cloud
Deutsche Bank, Germany's leading bank, is leveraging Microsoft Azure's new cloud regions in Germany to facilitate secure, compliant digital transformation. With in-country data residency and strict regulatory requirements such as GDPR, Azure enables Deutsche Bank to create innovative financial products, develop secure business models, and enhance customer service, all while meeting local and international compliance standards. This adoption of Azure reflects the commitment of German financial institutions to digital transformation and cloud innovation.
- Organization
- Deutsche Bank
- Industry
- Finance
- Location
- Germany
- Published
- September 2019
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- 1cloud migration for compliance
- 2secure workloads in banking
- Need for data residency within Germany to satisfy regulatory frameworks, including GDPR.
- Demand for scalable, secure infrastructure for developing innovative financial services.
- Compliance with local and international standards was mandatory for digital initiatives.
- Deployment of Deutsche Bank's applications and data on Microsoft Azure's new German cloud regions.
- Integrated Azure's security, compliance, and scalability for financial innovation.
- Leveraged German-specific attestation like C5 for regulatory assurance.
- Secured data storage and operations in Germany.
- Enabled rapid innovation for financial products and services.
- Supported customer confidence and satisfaction with compliance-centric cloud services.
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