Azure geographies
Azure regions are organized into geographies. An Azure geography ensures that data residency, sovereignty, compliance, and resiliency requirements are honored within geographical boundaries.
Americas
| United States | Azure Government | Canada | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | Central US, East US 2, East US, North Central US, South Central US, West US 2, West Central US, West US |
US DoD Central, US DoD East, US Gov Arizona, US Gov Iowa, US Gov Texas, US Gov Virginia, US Sec East1, US Sec West1 Learn more about Azure Government |
Canada Central, Canada East | Brazil South |
| Data residency / Sovereignty2 | Data stored at rest in US |
Data stored at rest in US. A sovereign offering - physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure. |
Stored at rest in Canada | Data replication to US |
| Compliance3 | International, regional, and industry-specific | Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific |
| Available to | All | US government entities and their partners only | All | All |
| Get started | Start free | Request a free Azure Government trial | Start free | Start free |
Europe
| Europe | France | United Kingdom | Germany | Switzerland | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | North Europe, West Europe | France Central, France South | UK South, UK West |
Germany North, Germany West Central Learn more about Microsoft Cloud Germany Learn more about the new German datacenter regions |
Switzerland North, Switzerland West | Norway West, Norway East |
| Data residency / Sovereignty2 | Stored at rest in Europe | Stored at rest in France | Stored at rest in UK | Stored at rest in Germany | Stored at rest in Switzerland | Stored at rest in Norway |
| Compliance3 | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific |
| Available to | All |
France Central: All France South: Reserved for France Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
All |
Germany West Central: Early access period for select customers Germany North: Reserved for Germany West Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
Switzerland North: All Switzerland West: Reserved for Switzerland North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
Norway East: All Norway West: Reserved for Norway East customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
| Get started | Start free |
France Central: Start free France South: Contact Azure support to request access |
Start free | Germany West Central and North: Contact Azure support to request access |
Switzerland North: Start free Switzerland West: Contact Azure support to request access |
Norway East and West: Contact Azure support to request access |
Asia Pacific
| Asia Pacific | Australia | China | India | Japan | Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | East Asia, Southeast Asia | Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia Southeast Learn more at Azure in Australia |
China East, China North, China East 2, China North 2 Learn more at Azure In China |
Central India, South India, West India | Japan East, Japan West | Korea Central, Korea South |
| Data residency / Sovereignty2 | Stored at rest in Asia Pacific region | Stored at rest in Australia | A sovereign offering – independent, dedicated network within China | Stored at rest in India | Stored at rest in Japan | Stored at rest in Korea |
| Compliance3 | International, regional, and industry-specific | Local and industry-specific | China-specific | Local and industry-specific | Local and industry-specific | Coming soon |
| Available to | All |
Australia Central: All Australia Central 2: For Australia Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
Organizations with a business presence in China | All | All | All |
| Get started | Start free |
Australia Central: Start now Australia Central 2: Contact Azure support to request access Support request instructions |
Request Azure in China trial | Start free | Start free | Start free |
Middle East and Africa
| Africa | United Arab Emirates | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions |
South Africa North, South Africa West Learn more at Azure in South Africa |
UAE Central, UAE North Learn more about Azure UAE |
Qatar Central1 |
| Data residency / Sovereignty | Stored at rest in South Africa | Stored at rest in UAE | Stored at rest in Qatar |
| Compliance | International, regional, and industry-specific | International, regional, and industry-specific | Coming soon |
| Available to |
South Africa North: All South Africa West: Reserved for South Africa North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
UAE North: All UAE Central: Reserved for UAE North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
Coming soon |
| Get started |
South Africa North: Start free South Africa West: Contact Azure support to request access |
UAE North: Start free UAE Central: Contact Azure support to request access |
Coming soon |
1 Some regions are announced and coming soon
2 Get data residency details
3 For the latest compliance information, visit the Microsoft Trust Center
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