As organizations increasingly demand strict control over their data locations to comply with regulatory and security requirements, Atlassian Marketplace partner K15t has successfully implemented data residency features for its Scroll Exporter apps. Using Atlassian’s realm pinning and realm migration APIs, K15t enables customers to store app data in trusted regions such as the US, EU, Germany, Australia, and Singapore.
- K15t uses Atlassian realm pinning and migration APIs for data residency
- Apps deployed and adapted for multiple global regions
- New Atlassian UI simplifies data residency management and migration
What happened
K15t, a platinum partner in the Atlassian Marketplace, enhanced data residency capabilities for its popular Scroll Exporter apps by integrating Atlassian’s realm pinning and realm migration APIs. This integration allows K15t’s customers to specify the geographical region in which their app data is stored, aligning with organizational compliance and security policies.
The deployment involved replicating their app infrastructure, originally US-based, into Europe using AWS CloudFormation, with additional base URL adjustments to support region-specific data access points. This enables apps to be installed and data pinned automatically according to the region of the parent Atlassian product instance.
Why it matters
Data residency is a vital requirement for organizations dealing with sensitive or regulated information, helping to ensure compliance with local data sovereignty laws and reducing regulatory risk. By offering data residency options, K15t expands the market accessibility of its apps to customers who require strict data location controls.
Additionally, K15t is supporting customers interested in migrating from server or Data Center environments to the cloud, where data residency is often a key barrier. Ensuring that apps comply with these considerations facilitates cloud adoption and helps retain customers within K15t’s ecosystem.
What to watch next
Atlassian has introduced a new self-service UI that centralizes data residency management for Jira and Confluence apps, allowing customers to view, request, and schedule app data migrations securely. Monitoring how K15t and other vendors leverage this interface will be crucial to understanding adoption trends for data residency features.
Further expansion of data residency regions on Atlassian’s public roadmap may provide broader geographic coverage, enabling additional global customer segments to leverage compliant app deployments. Stakeholders should watch for updates on region availability and evolving regulatory impacts on SaaS data residency requirements.