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Enterprise AI deployment checklist: data residency and on-premise
Eight sections of questions to settle before an AI system goes live: where it runs, where data sits, whose AI key it uses, who can see what, and how you leave.
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What is inside
11 pages, in 8 parts.
Put each question to the vendor, write the answer next to it, and note where the evidence is.
- Scope: what the system will touchp. 3A one-page data map to answer everything else against.
- Where it runs: Cloud or On-premisep. 4Who runs each option, whose account, what you need to prepare.
- Where your data sitsp. 5A store-by-store table: database, files, backups, logs, recordings, AI requests.
- Your AI model and your keyp. 6Who holds the account, what is sent, what still works with AI switched off.
- Access, approval and auditp. 7Role-based access, audit trail, approve then act, review queues.
- Integration, regulation and evidencep. 8Read or write, who builds it, and what evidence to ask for.
- Operations, support and exitp. 9Monitoring, updates, support, pricing questions, leaving.
- Sign-off sheetp. 10Owners, evidence, open risks and a decision your committee can sign.
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The pages are cropped here. The PDF has the full text.
Where it runs: Cloud or On-premise
Cloud means a Saudi cloud provider in KSA, or your own cloud account. On-premise means your own servers, in your data centre.
- Which deployment options does the vendor offer, and are they the same product?
- Who runs each option day to day: the vendor, you, or both?
- For a cloud option, whose account is it, and who holds the administrator access?
- For your own cloud account, which region will you choose?
Where your data sits
Ask for the answer store by store, not once for the whole system.
| Store | Question |
|---|---|
| Main database | Where is it, and who administers it? |
| Backups | Where are they kept, and how are they restored? |
| Recordings | Where are call recordings and transcripts stored? |
| AI requests | What is sent to the model, and is it kept? |
Sign-off sheet
| Section | Owner | Evidence | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Scope | |||
| 3. Where it runs | |||
| 4. Where data sits | |||
| 5. AI model and key |
Who this is for
Written for two kinds of reader.
Small and growing business
Quick start, plain outcomes
Growing companies with a policy that says data stays under their control, and no IT team to interrogate a vendor.
Enterprise and semi-government
Governed, in the Kingdom
IT, security, procurement and operations leaders in mid-market, enterprise and government-linked organisations, who will ask about residency before features.
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