By the Integrated Business Systems engineering team · Last updated 27 October 2026
Spain, and Barcelona and Madrid in particular, attracts international tech, professional services and logistics companies. Here is what to plan on the IT side before your Spanish office opens.
Spanish entities are usually set up with local accounting and legal advisers, but IT decisions are often left until the first hire arrives. Decide early whether Spanish staff join your existing Microsoft 365 tenant, how laptops will be bought and enrolled in Spain, and who will install the office network.
The general checklist applies in full; see our new European office checklist.
Spain applies the GDPR together with its own data protection law, the LOPDGDD (Organic Law 3/2018), supervised by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD). Organisations that supply the Spanish public sector may also be asked to meet the Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS), Spain's national security framework. NIS2 extends cybersecurity duties to more organisations across the EU, and Spain is bringing it into national law.
The LOPDGDD includes specific workplace rights, including privacy in the use of digital devices provided by the employer and a right to digital disconnection outside working hours. If you plan to monitor devices or email, agree the policy with your legal advisers and inform staff before you switch tools on.
Many local IT providers work mainly in Spanish (and in Catalonia, Catalan). If your Spanish team works in English, confirm the support language before choosing a provider.
A local Spanish provider suits offices that need daily on-site help in Spanish. A provider covering all your offices suits companies that want one security standard across countries. Our Barcelona page explains how we support Spanish offices.
The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), applying the GDPR and the LOPDGDD.
It applies to public-sector bodies and is commonly required of companies that provide them with technology services. Check your contracts and with your advisers.
Usually yes. Check where your tenant stores data and agree transfer terms; see our guide to Microsoft 365 data residency in the EU.
We run IT for the Barcelona offices of US and international companies: helpdesk, Microsoft 365 security, office networks and backups, under one English-language SLA. Our engineers monitor your systems around the clock, and vetted local partners handle anything that needs hands on site.
Book a free 60-minute IT review.
Book a free 60-minute IT review →