This document discusses how Microsoft Azure can help organizations comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It provides an overview of the GDPR and its requirements. It then outlines a 4-step process for GDPR compliance preparation using Azure: 1) Discover personal data and where it resides, 2) Manage how personal data is used and accessed, 3) Protect personal data through security controls, and 4) Report on required documentation and breach notifications. For each step, it provides examples of how Azure features like Information Protection, Data Factory, HDInsight, and Key Vault can help organizations meet specific GDPR requirements.
3. Table of contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 4
Overview ............................................................................................................................... 4
Shared responsibilities between Microsoft and customers............................................. 5
1. GDPR: A new era for the protection of personal data................................ 6
What organizations can do today to prepare for the GDPR ........................................... 7
2. GDPR compliance preparation ...................................................................... 8
Step 1: Discover.................................................................................................................... 8
Step 2: Manage..................................................................................................................... 9
Step 3: Protect.................................................................................................................... 10
Step 4: Report..................................................................................................................... 15
3. GDPR and a national cloud such as Microsoft Azure Germany............... 18
4. Final recommendations ................................................................................ 19