Azure geographies
Each Azure geography contains one or more regions and meets specific data residency and compliance requirements. This lets you keep your business-critical data and apps nearby on a fault-tolerant, high-capacity networking infrastructure.
Find the Azure geography that meets your needs
Get all of the information you need to get started on Azure in the geography that best fits your needs, from compliance to resiliency features. Select an Azure geography using the drop-down menu and compare to other geographies nearby.1
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Brazil South |
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| Location | São Paulo State |
| Year opened | 2014 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available with 3 zones |
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| Data residency |
Brazil South: Data replication to the US. Brazil Southeast: Data replication to the Brazil South. |
| Disaster Recovery |
Cross-region options: |
| Products by region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners |
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Canada Central |
Canada East |
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| Location | Toronto | Quebec City |
| Year opened | 2016 | 2016 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones available: Canada Central |
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Stored at rest in Canada |
Stored at rest in Canada |
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| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners | All customers and partners |
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Chile Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Santiago |
| Year opened | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Coming soon |
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| Data residency |
Stored at rest in Chile |
| Disaster Recovery | Coming soon |
| Products by region | Coming soon |
| Available to | Coming soon |
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Mexico Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Querétaro State |
| Year opened | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Coming soon |
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Stored at rest in Mexico |
| Disaster Recovery | Coming soon |
| Products by region | Coming soon |
| Available to | Coming soon |
| Regions |
Central US |
East US |
East US 2 |
East US 3 Coming soon |
North Central US |
South Central US |
West Central US |
West US |
West US 2 |
West US 3 |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Virginia | Georgia | Illinois | Texas | Wyoming | California | Washington | Arizona |
| Year opened | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 | Coming soon | 2009 | 2008 | 2016 | 2012 | 2007 | 2021 |
| Availability Zones presence | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones | Coming soon | Coming soon | Available with 3 zones | Coming soon | Coming soon | Available with 3 zones | Available with 3 zones |
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| Data residency |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
Stored at rest in the United States |
| Disaster Recovery |
Cross-region options: In-region option: |
Cross-region options: In-region option: |
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Coming soon |
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Cross-region options: In-region option: |
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| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | Coming soon | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region |
| Available to | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | Coming soon | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners | All customers and partners |
| Regions |
US DoD Central |
US DoD East |
US Gov Arizona |
US Gov Texas |
US Gov Virginia |
US Sec East |
US Sec West |
US Sec West Central Coming soon |
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| Location | Iowa | Virginia | Arizona | Texas | Virginia | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Year opened | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2014 | 2020 | 2020 | Coming soon |
| Availability Zones presence | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Coming soon | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Available with 3 zones | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia | Nearest region with zones available: US Gov Virginia |
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Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure |
| Disaster Recovery |
Cross-region options: |
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| Products by region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | See products in this region | Products available in this region are not disclosed | Products available in this region are not disclosed | Products available in this region are not disclosed |
| Available to | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only | US government entities and their partners only |
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Compliance and data residency
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China
Microsoft announces the general availability of Azure Availability Zones from our China North 3 datacentre region.
Finland
Microsoft announces intent to build a new datacentre region in Southern Finland.
Belgium
Microsoft announces intent to establish its first datacentre region in Belgium.
Norway
Microsoft announces the general availability of Azure Availability Zones from our Norway East datacentre region.
West US 3
Microsoft launches newest, most sustainable data centre region to date, located in Arizona.
Malaysia
Microsoft announces plans for its first cloud data centre region in Malaysia.
Indonesia
Microsoft to establish new data centre region in Indonesia, along with a broad skilling programme.
Georgia
Microsoft to expand US data centre and Availability Zones presence into the state of Georgia.
Chile
Microsoft announces “Transforma Chile” to accelerate growth and business transformation, including a new data centre region.
Denmark
Microsoft announces plans to establish a new data centre region in Denmark to accelerate the country’s green, digital transformation.
Taiwan
Microsoft to establish its first data centre region in Taiwan as a part of its “Reimagine Taiwan” initiative.
Austria
Microsoft announces plans to establish its first cloud region in Austria to accelerate local innovation and growth.
Greece
Microsoft announces plans for first data centre region in Greece as part of “GR for GRowth” digital transformation initiative.
Italy
A new data centre region in Milan will offer enterprise-grade cloud services as part of a USD 1.5 billion investment in Italy.
New Zealand
New Microsoft initiatives in New Zealand include a new Azure data centre region and support for employment training.
Poland
A USD1 billion data centre region investment in Poland will help support startup growth in the “Polish Digital Valley”.
Spain
Microsoft to open new data centre region in Spain and expand strategic partnership with Telefónica to boost Spain’s competitiveness.
Mexico
The Mexico data centre region is part of a digital transformation initiative that includes technical education projects.
Israel
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Qatar
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1Azure is available or coming soon to the following geographies: United States, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Azure Government, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Austria, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Africa, Israel, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.
Within these geographies, Azure is available or coming soon to the following regions: South Central US, West US, West US 2, West US 3, Central US, East US, East US 2, East US 3, West Central US, North Central US, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canada Central, Canada East, Chile North Central, Mexico Central, US Gov Virginia, US DoD Central, US DoD East, US Gov Arizona, US Gov Texas, US Sec East, US Sec West, US Sec West Central, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia East, Australia Southeast, Australia Central, Australia Central 2, China East, China East 2, China North, China North 2, China North 3, Central India, South India, West India, Indonesia Central, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, New Zealand North, Taiwan, Austria East, Belgium Central, Denmark East, North Europe, West Europe, Finland Central, France Central, France South, Germany West Central, Germany Northeast (Sovereign), Germany Central (Sovereign), Germany North, Greece, Italy North, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Sweden South, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UK South, UK West, South Africa North, South Africa West, Israel Central, Qatar Central, UAE North, and UAE Central.