Why “Residency” is being discussed
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Clearly since the MBAs took over AWS standards are not anymore what they used to be. That marketing guy should not be talking to the press, as he does not have the skills, and i…
by Betelbuddy · Sep 17, 2026
Ahhh the downside of “data sovereignty” rules and the de-globalization meme strikes again. I’d bet a bajillion dollars the reason this happened is due to government thinking it’…
by pembrook · Sep 17, 2026
> I think it's good that when a data center blows up the data is lost. Noteworthy for future skynet situation, etc. Doesn’t really apply, because the only reason data was lost i…
by antonvs · Sep 17, 2026
(I like the accidental pun of "Clout Provider" btw, which sadly conveys some of what they try to imply). We may not be disagreeing that much. My argument was, and is, it's not a…
by dannyobrien · Sep 17, 2026
> (Encryption handles confidentiality concerns.) Which is why data residency is such a stupid concept.
by niij · Sep 17, 2026
Having recently got permanent residency in Japan, I thought I might share a bit about the motivations and process for any other engineers interested in making such a move.
by LinguaBrowse · Sep 16, 2026
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Residency may refer to:Artist-in-residence, a program to sponsor the residence and work of visual artists, writers, musicians, etc. Concert residency, a series of concerts performed at one venue Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship Pharmacy residency, a stage of postgraduate pharmaceutical training Redshirt or "serving residency" in the context of collegiate sports in the Philippines where a student transferring schools had to sit-out one season of playing time. Residency, notably for indirect rule, in the British and Dutch colonial Empires Residencies of British India, political offices in India managed by a Resident Residency (DJ), a salaried position as a DJ Residency (medicine), a stage of postgraduate medical training Read more on Wikipedia