While some cloud accounting vendors do store data for Australian users offshore, it’s not always the case. Xero stores data in the US, but MYOB uses offshore and local data centres, MYOB chief technical officer Simon Raik-Allen told CRN.
Raik-Allen said that data for just over 50 percent of MYOB's cloud business users is stored in data centres offshore. MYOB uses a data centre in Singapore while offshore backups are stored in the US.
In Australia, he said MYOB makes use of several data centres. The company is an Azure user and in the coming months will be using Microsoft's Australian Azure service, which was officially launched this week.
“We have multiple data centres. I think it’s good for reliability, it’s good for disaster recovery and it’s good for backup," he said.
“I will go where I get a reputable company managing my customers' data. That’s what is most important to me. That’s my number one motivation. It’s simply: who can provide you with the best security,” Raik-Allen said.
Xero hosts its data in the US with Rackspace. The company has spent “many millions” establishing multiple geo-redundant data centres.
When asked in August about whether Xero would move Australian data to Australia, CEO Rod Drury said: “These [multiple data centres] will remain, but as Xero grows, the marginal cost of moving data to Australia will reduce and it could become a point of difference for Xero.”
A Reckon spokesperson said it has always hosted data for both Reckon Accounts Hosted and Reckon One in Australia, partnering with AWS.
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