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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 fault-tolerant, high-capacity networking infrastructure.

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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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Regions	Brazil South Start free
Location	São Paulo State
Year opened	2014
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Brazil Learn more
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Available to	All customers and partners

Regions	Canada Central Start free	Canada East Start free
Location	Toronto	Quebec City
Year opened	2016	2016
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2020	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Canada Central
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance PIPEDA Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, NERC, OSFI, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance PIPEDA Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, NERC, OSFI, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Canada Learn more	Stored at rest in Canada Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Mexico Central Coming soon
Location	Querétaro State
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Mexico Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Central US Start free	East US Start free	East US 2 Start free	North Central US Start free	South Central US Start free	West Central US Start free	West US Start free	West US 2 Start free
Location	Iowa	Virginia	Virginia	Illinois	Texas	Wyoming	California	Washington
Year opened	2014	2012	2014	2009	2008	2016	2012	2016
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Available with 3 zones	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones coming soon: South Central US	Available in 2020	Nearest region with zones available: West US or West US 2	Available in 2021	Available with 3 zones
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EU-US Privacy Shield Industry Compliance 23 NYCRR 500, CDSA, CFTC 131, FERPA, FFIEC, FINRA, GLBA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, MPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, SEC 17a-4, SEC Regulation SCI, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States Learn more
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Regions	US DoD Central Get started	US DoD East Get started	US Gov Arizona Get started	US Gov Texas Get started	US Gov Virginia Get started	US Sec Central Get started	US Sec East Get started	US Sec West Get started
Location	Iowa	Virginia	Arizona	Texas	Virginia	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Year opened	2017	2017	2017	2017	2014	Coming soon	2020	2020
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Available in 2020	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia	Nearest region with zones coming soon: US Gov Virginia
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Continuous commitment to the highest breadth and depth of US government-specific or US DoD-specific compliance standards. CJIS, CNSSI, DFARS, DoD L2, DoD L4, DoD L5, DoE 10, EAR, FDA CFR Title 21, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, IRS 1075, ITAR, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, Section 508 VPATs Industry Compliance CDSA, FERPA, GxP, HIPAA, HITRUST, MARS-E, NERC, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, SOX, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more	Stored at rest in the United States. Sovereign offering: Physically isolated instance of Microsoft Azure Learn more
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Available to	Not available	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	US government entities and their partners only

Regions	East Asia Start free	Southeast Asia Start free
Location	Hong Kong	Singapore
Year opened	2010	2010
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Available with 3 zones
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance Not available Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MTCS Level 3 Industry Compliance MAS/ABS, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region Learn more	Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Australia Central Start free	Australia Central 2 Get started	Australia East Start free	Australia Southeast Start free
Location	Canberra	Canberra	New South Wales	Victoria
Year opened	2018	2018	2014	2014
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East	Available in 2020	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more
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Available to	All customers and partners	For Australia Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	China East Get started	China East 2 Get started	China North Get started	China North 2 Get started
Location	Shanghai	Shanghai	Beijing	Beijing
Year opened	2014	2018	2014	2018
Availability Zones presence	Not available	Not available	Not available	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more
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Available to	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China

Regions	Central India Start free	South India Start free	West India Start free
Location	Pune	Chennai	Mumbai
Year opened	2015	2015	2015
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Central India	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Central India
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in India Learn more	Stored at rest in India Learn more	Stored at rest in India Learn more
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Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Japan East Start free	Japan West Start free
Location	Tokyo, Saitama	Osaka
Year opened	2014	2014
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: Japan East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance CS Mark Gold, My Number Act Industry Compliance FISC, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance CS Mark Gold, My Number Act Industry Compliance FISC, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Japan Learn more	Stored at rest in Japan Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Korea Central Start free	Korea South Start free
Location	Seoul	Busan
Year opened	2017	2017
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Korea Central
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ISMS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ISMS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Korea Learn more	Stored at rest in Korea Learn more
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Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	New Zealand North Coming soon
Location	Auckland
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance New Zealand CC Framework Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	South Africa North Start free	South Africa West Get started
Location	Johannesburg	Cape Town
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: South Africa North
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in South Africa Learn more	Stored at rest in South Africa Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for South Africa North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	Israel Central Coming soon
Location	Israel
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Israel Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Qatar Central Coming soon
Location	Doha
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Qatar Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	UAE Central Get started	UAE North Start free
Location	Abu Dhabi	Dubai
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: UAE North	Available in 2021
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in UAE Learn more	Stored at rest in UAE Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	Reserved for UAE North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	All customers and partners

Regions	North Europe Start free	West Europe Start free
Location	Ireland	Netherlands
Year opened	2009	2010
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Available with 3 zones
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance BIR 2012, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AFM/DNB, NEN 7510, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Europe Learn more	Stored at rest in Europe Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	France Central Start free	France South Start free
Location	Paris	Marseille
Year opened	2018	2018
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: France Central
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance HDS, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AMF, ACPR, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance HDS, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AMF, ACPR, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in France Learn more	Stored at rest in France Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for France Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	Germany Central (Sovereign)	Germany North (Public) Start free	Germany Northeast (Sovereign)	Germany West Central (Public) Start free
Location	Frankfurt	Berlin	Magdeburg	Frankfurt
Year opened	2016	2019	2016	2019
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Available in 2020
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign)	Reserved for Germany West Central (Public) customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign)	All customers and partners

Regions	Italy North Coming soon
Location	Milan
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Norway East Start free	Norway West Get started
Location	Oslo	Stavanger
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Norway East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Norway Learn more	Stored at rest in Norway Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for Norway East customers requiring in-country diaster recovery

Regions	Poland Central Coming soon
Location	Warsaw
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance KNF, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Spain Central Coming soon
Location	Madrid
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ENS, LOPD, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Spain Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Switzerland North Start free	Switzerland West Get started
Location	Zürich	Geneva
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2022	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Switzerland North
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance FINMA Industry Compliance FINMA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance FINMA Industry Compliance FINMA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Switzerland Learn more	Stored at rest in Switzerland Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for Switzerland North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	UK South Start free	UK West Start free
Location	London	Cardiff
Year opened	2016	2016
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: UK South
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Cyber Essentials Plus, G-Cloud OFFICIAL, PASF Industry Compliance DPP, FACT, FCA/PRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Cyber Essentials Plus, G-Cloud OFFICIAL, PASF Industry Compliance DPP, FACT, FCA/PRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the United Kingdom Learn more	Stored at rest in the United Kingdom Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	South Africa North Start free	South Africa West Get started
Location	Johannesburg	Cape Town
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: South Africa North
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in South Africa Learn more	Stored at rest in South Africa Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for South Africa North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	East Asia Start free	Southeast Asia Start free
Location	Hong Kong	Singapore
Year opened	2010	2010
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Available with 3 zones
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance Not available Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MTCS Level 3 Industry Compliance MAS/ABS, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region Learn more	Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Australia Central Start free	Australia Central 2 Get started	Australia East Start free	Australia Southeast Start free
Location	Canberra	Canberra	New South Wales	Victoria
Year opened	2018	2018	2014	2014
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East	Available in 2020	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Australia East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance IRAP Industry Compliance APRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more	Stored at rest in Australia Learn more
Products by 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	For Australia Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	China East Get started	China East 2 Get started	China North Get started	China North 2 Get started
Location	Shanghai	Shanghai	Beijing	Beijing
Year opened	2014	2018	2014	2018
Availability Zones presence	Not available	Not available	Not available	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance DJCP, GB 18030, TRUCS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more	A sovereign offering: independent, dedicated network within China Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China	Organizations with a business presence in China

Regions	North Europe Start free	West Europe Start free
Location	Ireland	Netherlands
Year opened	2009	2010
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Available with 3 zones
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance BIR 2012, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AFM/DNB, NEN 7510, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Europe Learn more	Stored at rest in Europe Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	France Central Start free	France South Start free
Location	Paris	Marseille
Year opened	2018	2018
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: France Central
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance HDS, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AMF, ACPR, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance HDS, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance AMF, ACPR, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in France Learn more	Stored at rest in France Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for France Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	Germany Central (Sovereign)	Germany North (Public) Start free	Germany Northeast (Sovereign)	Germany West Central (Public) Start free
Location	Frankfurt	Berlin	Magdeburg	Frankfurt
Year opened	2016	2019	2016	2019
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Germany West Central	Available in 2020
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more	Stored at rest in Germany Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign)	Reserved for Germany West Central (Public) customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign)	All customers and partners

Regions	Central India Start free	South India Start free	West India Start free
Location	Pune	Chennai	Mumbai
Year opened	2015	2015	2015
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Central India	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Central India
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance MeitY Industry Compliance RBI, IRDAI, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in India Learn more	Stored at rest in India Learn more	Stored at rest in India Learn more
Products by 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

Regions	Israel Central Coming soon
Location	Israel
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Israel Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Italy North Coming soon
Location	Milan
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Japan East Start free	Japan West Start free
Location	Tokyo, Saitama	Osaka
Year opened	2014	2014
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: Japan East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance CS Mark Gold, My Number Act Industry Compliance FISC, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance CS Mark Gold, My Number Act Industry Compliance FISC, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Japan Learn more	Stored at rest in Japan Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	Korea Central Start free	Korea South Start free
Location	Seoul	Busan
Year opened	2017	2017
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Korea Central
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ISMS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ISMS Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Korea Learn more	Stored at rest in Korea Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	All customers and partners

Regions	New Zealand North Coming soon
Location	Auckland
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance New Zealand CC Framework Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Norway East Start free	Norway West Get started
Location	Oslo	Stavanger
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2021	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Norway East
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Norway Learn more	Stored at rest in Norway Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for Norway East customers requiring in-country diaster recovery

Regions	Poland Central Coming soon
Location	Warsaw
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance KNF, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Coming soon Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Qatar Central Coming soon
Location	Doha
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Qatar Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Spain Central Coming soon
Location	Madrid
Year opened	Coming soon
Availability Zones presence	Not available
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance ENS, LOPD, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, EU Model Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR Industry Compliance EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Spain Learn more
Products by region	Coming soon
Available to	Coming soon

Regions	Switzerland North Start free	Switzerland West Get started
Location	Zürich	Geneva
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Available in 2022	Nearest region with zones coming soon: Switzerland North
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance FINMA Industry Compliance FINMA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance FINMA Industry Compliance FINMA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in Switzerland Learn more	Stored at rest in Switzerland Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	All customers and partners	Reserved for Switzerland North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery

Regions	UAE Central Get started	UAE North Start free
Location	Abu Dhabi	Dubai
Year opened	2019	2019
Availability Zones presence	Nearest region with zones coming soon: UAE North	Available in 2021
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Not available Industry Compliance CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in UAE Learn more	Stored at rest in UAE Learn more
Products by region	See products in this region	See products in this region
Available to	Reserved for UAE North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery	All customers and partners

Regions	UK South Start free	UK West Start free
Location	London	Cardiff
Year opened	2016	2016
Availability Zones presence	Available with 3 zones	Nearest region with zones available: UK South
	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Cyber Essentials Plus, G-Cloud OFFICIAL, PASF Industry Compliance DPP, FACT, FCA/PRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings	Global Compliance CIS Benchmark, CSA STAR Attestation, CSA STAR Certification, CSA STAR Self-Assessment, ISO 20000, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 9001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, WCAG 2.0 Regional/Country Compliance Cyber Essentials Plus, G-Cloud OFFICIAL, PASF Industry Compliance DPP, FACT, FCA/PRA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight Azure compliance offerings
Data residency	Stored at rest in the United Kingdom Learn more	Stored at rest in the United Kingdom Learn more
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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¹Azure is available or coming soon to the following geographies: United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Azure Government, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Africa, Israel, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

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