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4 Steps to GDPR compliance with Microsoft SQL Server

Johanna Winqvist

Johanna Winqvist

Microsoft, Modern Workplace
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Is your organization prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? If you do business in Europe, you’ll need to be aware of this new privacy law and take a fresh look at how your company gathers, uses, and governs data – and soon.

The GDPR comes into effect on May 25, 2018. To help you meet its requirements, we’ve created a quick guide to help you fully understand the scope and status of your data-protection policies, so that you can act now and be compliant in time.

“The cost of non-compliance is high, reaching up to €10-20 million”

The cost of non-compliance is high, reaching up to €20 million or 4 percent of the worldwide annual revenue of the prior financial year, whichever is higher.

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