[hoddez]

Wouldn't that mean you can't use any cloud data services with any company? Or even cloud hosting? What kind of customers forbid this?

[nemo44x]

Are you kidding me? This is a very common requirement and one of the reasons larger institutions are building out their own clouds. It's not a requirement for everyone of course, but it's certainly a common theme.

[SEJeff]

Many in the financial services or healthcare industry. Some of those industries have requirements far in excess of both SOX and HIPAA combined due to SEC scrutiny.

[amelius]

> What kind of customers forbid this?

Government entities, for instance.

[icebraining]

https://www.google.com/work/apps/government/

Google has a dedicated cloud environment for governmental agencies: http://googleforwork.blogspot.pt/2009/09/google-apps-and-gov...

[amelius]

> We look forward to working with governments across the country on these exciting initiatives in the months ahead.

So what about foreign governments?