Azure geographies
Azure regions are organised into geographies. An Azure geography ensures that data residency, sovereignty, compliance and resiliency requirements are honoured within geographical boundaries.
Americas
| United States | Azure Government | Canada | Brazil | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | East US 2, Central US, West Central US, West US 2, South Central US, North Central US, West US, East US |
US DoD East, US DoD Central, US Sec West, US Sec East, US Sec Central1, US Gov Virginia, US Gov Arizona, US Gov Texas Learn more about Azure Government |
Canada East, Canada Central | Brazil South | Mexico Central1 |
| Data residency/Sovereignty2 | Data stored at rest in the USA |
Data stored at rest in the USA. A sovereign offering – a physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure. |
Stored at rest in Canada | Data replication to the USA | Stored at rest in Mexico |
| 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 | Coming soon |
| Available to | All | US government entities and their partners only | All | All | Coming soon |
| Getting started | Start for free | Request a free Azure Government trial | Start for free | Start for free | Coming soon |
Europe
| Europe | France | United Kingdom | Germany | Switzerland | Norway | Spain | Poland | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | North Europe, West Europe | France South, France Central | UK West, UK South |
Germany North (Public), Germany West Central (Public) Learn more about the new German data centre regions Germany Northeast (Sovereign), Germany Central (Sovereign) Learn more about Microsoft Cloud Germany |
Switzerland West, Switzerland North | Norway West, Norway East | Spain Central1 | Poland Central1 | Italy North1 |
| Data residency/Sovereignty2 | Stored at rest in Europe | Stored at rest in France | Stored at rest in the UK | Stored at rest in Germany | Stored at rest in Switzerland | Stored at rest in Norway | Stored at rest in Spain | Stored at rest in Poland | Stored at rest in Italy |
| 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 | Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Available to | All |
France Central: All France South: Reserved for France Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
All |
Germany West Central (Public): All Germany North (Public): Reserved for Germany West Central (Public) 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 |
Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Getting started | Start for free |
France Central: Start for free France South: Contact Azure support to request access |
Start for free |
Germany West Central (Public): Start for free Germany North (Public): Contact Azure support to request access |
Switzerland North: Start for free Switzerland West: Contact Azure support to request access |
Norway East: Start for free Norway West: Contact Azure support to request access |
Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
Asia Pacific
| Asia Pacific | Australia | China | India | Japan | Korea | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | Southeast Asia, East Asia |
Australia Central 2, Australia Southeast, Australia East, Australia Central
Learn more at Azure in Australia |
China East 2, China East, China North, China North 2 Learn more at Azure In China |
South India, West India, Central India | Japan West, Japan East | Korea South, Korea Central | New Zealand North1 |
| Data residency/Sovereignty2 | Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region | Stored at rest in Australia | A sovereign offering – an independent, dedicated network within China | Stored at rest in India | Stored at rest in Japan | Stored at rest in Korea | Stored at rest in New Zealand |
| Compliance3 | International, regional and industry-specific | Local and industry-specific | China-specific | Local and industry-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 |
Organisations with a business presence in China | All | All | All | Coming soon |
| Getting started | Start for free |
Australia Central: Start now Australia Central 2: Contact Azure support to request access Support request instructions |
Request Azure in China trial | Start for free | Start for free | Start for free | Coming soon |
Middle East and Africa
| Africa | Israel | United Arab Emirates | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions |
South Africa North, South Africa West Learn more at Azure in South Africa |
Israel Central1 |
UAE North, UAE Central Learn more about Azure UAE |
Qatar Central1 |
| Data residency/Sovereignty | Stored at rest in South Africa | Stored at rest in Israel | Stored at rest in the UAE | Stored at rest in Qatar |
| Compliance | International, regional and industry-specific | Coming soon | 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 |
Coming soon |
UAE North: All UAE Central: Reserved for UAE North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
Coming soon |
| Getting started |
South Africa North: Start for free South Africa West: Contact Azure support to request access |
Coming soon |
UAE North: Start for free UAE Central: Contact Azure support to request access |
Coming soon |
1 Some regions have been announced and coming soon
2 Get data residency details
3 For the latest compliance information, visit the Microsoft Trust Center
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