GDPR vs DORA: What Database Teams Need to Know About Both
A practical comparison of GDPR and DORA requirements for database teams. Where they overlap, where they differ, and what you need to implement.
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A practical comparison of GDPR and DORA requirements for database teams. Where they overlap, where they differ, and what you need to implement.
How PostgreSQL became the database of choice for healthcare, finance, and government. Technical features that make compliance possible.
Automate PII detection in PostgreSQL with pgcomply. Classify columns by sensitivity level for ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.
A guide to EU regulations affecting database teams in 2026. GDPR enforcement trends, DORA in effect, AI Act implications, and NIS2 requirements.
Create realistic but anonymous copies of production data for development. Deterministic anonymization preserves referential consistency across tables.
Satisfy SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria at the database level. Access reviews, change management, monitoring, and evidence collection with PostgreSQL.
Detect and prevent compliance gaps when database schemas change. Automated PII pattern matching catches new columns containing personal data.
Compare PostgreSQL compliance tools: pgcomply vs manual scripts vs pg_audit vs enterprise platforms like Vanta and Drata.
Why open-source, in-database compliance beats SaaS tools. Data sovereignty, auditability, and zero external dependencies.
GDPR and DORA compliance for fintech startups using PostgreSQL. BaFin readiness, incident reporting, and cost analysis.
Minimum viable compliance for SaaS startups on PostgreSQL. GDPR deletion, audit trails, and investor-ready evidence.
PostgreSQL compliance for EU public sector. BSI IT-Grundschutz mapping, Verwaltungscloud compatibility, and data sovereignty.
Use pgcomply temporal functions to answer 'what did the data look like at time X' for audit investigations, incident forensics, and regulatory inquiries.
Schedule automated compliance checks, retention enforcement, drift detection, and session logging in PostgreSQL using pg_cron and pgcomply.schedule_jobs().
Add PostgreSQL compliance checks to your CI/CD pipeline. Fail builds on schema drift, enforce security policies in GitHub Actions.
Get PostgreSQL compliance baseline in 5 minutes. One command to detect PII, classify tables, set retention, and run security checks.