Short answer
For server and VM backups, yes: the Veeam Data Cloud Vault Non-Core catalogue used by FirstNet Backup as a Service includes South African regions, subject to availability. For Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and endpoint backup, FirstNet confirms hosting regions during qualification, because availability varies by service.
In detail
Where each type of backup can live:
- FirstNet Private Cloud backups: Veeam backups to immutable storage on the FirstNet platform, hosted in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town
- Backup as a Service: Foundation or Advanced vault editions, with a Non-Core region catalogue that extends to South Africa for residency or latency needs
- SaaS and endpoint backup: regions validated against your requirement before quoting, rather than assumed
- Disaster recovery replicas: held in a FirstNet data centre in South Africa
If you have an in-country-only requirement or work in a regulated industry, raise it at the start. FirstNet captures residency constraints early, documents the agreed hosting location and validates the exact options with specialists before committing.
Keeping backups in South Africa supports POPIA-aligned designs, but compliance remains shared: your data classification, retention settings and governance also shape the outcome.
Source: FirstNet Data Protection & Ransomware Resilience service page →
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