Why most CIAM and B2B platforms fail at data residency, and what Ory does differently

Global companies are increasingly challenged by the need to comply with regulations that dictate user data must remain within specific geographic boundaries, a problem exacerbated by user mobility and rigid identity architectures. Ory Network addresses this issue with its per-identity data homing feature, allowing individual user data to be relocated to different regions without the need to delete and recreate accounts. Unlike traditional CIAM systems that usually rely on separate deployments for different regions, leading to data duplication and operational overhead, Ory's architecture is designed for multi-region capabilities from the outset. This approach treats data homing as an attribute of the individual identity rather than a static project-level setting, enabling seamless re-homing of data when regulatory or user circumstances change. Ory supports data regions in the European Union, Japan, and both the East and West of the United States, allowing enterprises to manage data residency flexibly via the Ory Console or programmatically through the Ory REST API. This capability is particularly beneficial for global deployments, where compliance with varying jurisdictional data laws, such as GDPR, becomes a dynamic operational activity rather than a one-time configuration.

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