Data residency in Azure
Azure has more global regions than any other cloud provider—offering the scale and data residency options you need to bring your apps closer to your users around the world.
As a customer, you maintain ownership of customer data—the content, personal and other data you provide for storing and hosting in Azure services. You are also in control of any additional geographies where you decide to deploy your solutions or replicate your data.
Where a service's functionality requires global data replication, details are available below.
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Microsoft secures your data using multiple layers of security and encryption protocols. Get an overview of how Microsoft uses encryption to secure your data.
By default, Microsoft Managed Keys protect your data, and customer data that persists on any physical media is always encrypted using FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption protocols. Customers can also employ customer-managed keys (CMK), double encryption and/or hardware security modules (HSM) for increased data protection.
All data traffic moving between datacenters is protected using IEEE 802.1AE MAC Security Standards, preventing physical "man-in-the-middle" attacks. To maintain resiliency, Microsoft uses variable network paths that sometimes cross Geo boundaries but replication of customer data between regions is always transmitted over encrypted network connections.
Additionally, to minimize privacy risk, Microsoft generates pseudonymous identifiers that enable Microsoft to offer a global cloud service (including operating and improving services, billing, and fraud protection). In all cases, pseudonymous identifiers cannot be used to directly identify an individual, and access to the customer data that identifies individuals is always protected as described above.
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All Azure services can be used in compliance with the GDPR. If customers using Azure services choose to transfer content containing personal data across borders, they will need to consider the legal requirements that apply to such transfers. Microsoft provides customers with services and resources to help them comply with GDPR requirements that may apply to their operations.
Some Microsoft online services share data with third parties acting as its subprocessors. The publicly disclosed Microsoft Online Services Subprocessors List identifies subprocessors authorized to process customer data or personal data. All such subprocessors are contractually obligated to meet or exceed the contractual commitments Microsoft makes to its customers.
Microsoft will not provide any third party (a) direct, blanket, or unfettered access to customers' data; (b) platform encryption keys used to secure data or the ability to break such encryption; or (c) access to data if Microsoft is aware that the data is to be used for purposes other than those stated in the third party's request. Further information on Microsoft’s approach to legal disclosure of customer data in relation to government demands is available here.
Most Azure services enable you to specify the region where your customer data will be stored and processed. Microsoft may replicate to other regions for data resiliency, but Microsoft will not store or process customer data outside the selected Geo. You and your users may move, copy, or access your customer data from any location globally.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | Hong Kong | All customers and partners |
| Southeast Asia | Singapore | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in the Asia Pacific region. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Asia Pacific geo, go to Products available by region and select Asia Pacific from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Central | Canberra | All customers and partners |
| Australia Central 2 | Canberra | For Australia Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
| Australia East | New South Wales | All customers and partners |
| Australia Southeast | Victoria | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Australia. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Australia geo, go to Products available by region and select Australia from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Austria East | Vienna | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Austria. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium Central | Brussels | Coming Soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Belgium. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil South | São Paulo State | All customers and partners |
| Brazil Southeast | Rio de Janeiro | Reserved for Brazil South customers requiring scenario-based in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Brazil South: Data replication to the US.
Brazil Southeast: Data replication to the Brazil South.
See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Brazil geo, go to Products available by region and select Brazil from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Central | Toronto | All customers and partners |
| Canada East | Quebec City | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Canada. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Canada geo, go to Products available by region and select Canada from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Central India | Pune | All customers and partners |
| India South Central | Hyderabad | All customers and partners |
| South India | Chennai | All customers and partners |
| West India | Mumbai | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in India. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the India geo, go to Products available by region and select India from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Chile Central | Santiago | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Chile. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| China East | Shanghai | Organizations with a business presence in China |
| China East 2 | Shanghai | Organizations with a business presence in China |
| China East 3 | Jiangsu | Reserved for China North 3 customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
| China North | Beijing | Organizations with a business presence in China |
| China North 2 | Beijing | Organizations with a business presence in China |
| China North 3 | Hebei | Organizations with a business presence in China |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions.
Data residency
Azure in China is a separate service sold and operated by 21Vianet. For customers of Azure operated by 21Vianet, this map outlines the locations of datacenters where 21Vianet stores customer data. 21Vianet may replicate customer data in at least two datacenters for data resiliency and availability but always within China. The exceptions below for regional and non-regional services do not apply.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark East | Copenhagen | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Denmark. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| North Europe | Ireland | All customers and partners |
| West Europe | Netherlands | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Europe. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Europe geo, go to Products available by region and select Europe from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Finland Central | Helsinki | Coming Soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Finland. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| France Central | Paris | All customers and partners |
| France South | Marseille | Reserved for France Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in France. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the France geo, go to Products available by region and select France from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Central (Sovereign) | Frankfurt | Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign) |
| Germany North | Berlin | Germany West Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
| Germany Northeast (Sovereign) | Magdeburg | Organizations that have already purchased Microsoft Cloud Germany (Sovereign) |
| Germany West Central | Frankfurt | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Azure Germany Public cloud regions: Stored at rest in Germany. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Germany geo, go to Products available by region and select Germany from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Greece Central | Athens | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Greece. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia Central | Jakarta | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Indonesia. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Central | Israel | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Israel. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Italy North | Milan | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Italy. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Japan East | Tokyo, Saitama | All customers and partners |
| Japan West | Osaka | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Japan. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Japan geo, go to Products available by region and select Japan from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Korea Central | Seoul | All customers and partners |
| Korea South | Busan | Reserved for Korea Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Korea. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Korea geo, go to Products available by region and select Korea from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia West | Kuala Lumpur | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Malaysia. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico Central | Querétaro State | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Mexico. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand North | Auckland | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in New Zealand. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Norway East | Oslo | All customers and partners |
| Norway West | Stavanger | Reserved for Norway East customers requiring in-country diaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Norway. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Norway geo, go to Products available by region and select Norway from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Poland Central | Warsaw | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Poland. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar Central | Doha | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Qatar. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Qatar geo, go to Products available by region and select Qatar from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia Central | Saudi Arabia | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Saudi Arabia. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa North | Johannesburg | All customers and partners |
| South Africa West | Cape Town | Reserved for South Africa North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in South Africa. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Africa geo, go to Products available by region and select Africa from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Spain Central | Madrid | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Spain. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden Central | Gävle | All customers and partners |
| Sweden South | Staffanstorp | Reserved for Sweden Central customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Sweden. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Sweden geo, go to Products available by region and select Sweden from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland North | Zürich | All customers and partners |
| Switzerland West | Geneva | Reserved for Switzerland North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Switzerland. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the Switzerland geo, go to Products available by region and select Switzerland from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan North | Taipei | Coming soon |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in Taiwan. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
Coming soon
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| UAE Central | Abu Dhabi | Reserved for UAE North customers requiring in-country disaster recovery |
| UAE North | Dubai | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in UAE. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the United Arab Emirates geo, go to Products available by region and select United Arab Emirates from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| UK South | London | All customers and partners |
| UK West | Cardiff | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in the United Kingdom. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the United Kingdom geo, go to Products available by region and select United Kingdom from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| Central US | Iowa | All customers and partners |
| East US | Virginia | All customers and partners |
| East US 2 | Virginia | All customers and partners |
| East US 3 | Georgia | Coming soon |
| North Central US | Illinois | All customers and partners |
| South Central US | Texas | All customers and partners |
| West Central US | Wyoming | All customers and partners |
| West US | California | All customers and partners |
| West US 2 | Washington | All customers and partners |
| West US 3 | Arizona | All customers and partners |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions. See Additional information on this page for details.
Data residency
Stored at rest in the United States. See Additional information for details.
Compliance
Learn more about globally applicable and regional compliance offerings.
Products available
To learn about product availability in the United States geo, go to Products available by region and select United States from the Regions dropdown menu.
| Datacenter region | Location | Available to |
|---|---|---|
| US DoD Central | Iowa | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense |
| US DoD East | Virginia | Reserved for exclusive use by the Department of Defense |
| US Gov Arizona | Arizona | US government entities and their partners only |
| US Gov Texas | Texas | US government entities and their partners only |
| US Gov Virginia | Virginia | US government entities and their partners only |
| US Sec East | Undisclosed | US government entities and their partners only |
| US Sec West | Undisclosed | US government entities and their partners only |
| US Sec West Central | Undisclosed | US government entities and their partners only |
In some cases, data for certain services may be stored outside of specified regions.
Data residency
Azure Government is sold separately to qualifying government customers. For customers of Azure Government, this map outlines the locations of datacenters where Microsoft stores customer data. Microsoft may replicate customer data in at least two datacenters for data resiliency and availability but always within the Azure Government regions. The exceptions below for regional and non-regional services do not apply.
More information on customer data location
Data storage for regional services
Most Azure services are deployed regionally and enable the customer to specify the region into which the service will be deployed. Examples of such Azure services include virtual machines, storage, and SQL Database. For a complete list of regional services, see Products available by region.
Microsoft will not store or process customer data outside the customer-specified Geo without your authorization.
Microsoft may copy customer data between regions within a given Geo for data redundancy or other operational purposes. For example, geo-redundant storage replicates Blob, File, Queue and Table data between two regions within the same Geo for enhanced data durability in case of a major datacenter disaster.
Microsoft personnel (including subprocessors) located outside the Geo may remotely operate data processing systems in the Geo but will not access Customer Data without your authorization.
The following services may store or process certain data outside the specified Geo:
- Azure Cloud Services, which backs up web and worker-role software deployment packages to the United States regardless of the deployment region.
- Azure Data Explorer (ADX) stores partial usage data and service traces on a central cluster located in the EU for a limited time.
- Language Understanding, which may store active learning data in the United States, Europe, or Australia based on the authoring regions which the customer uses. Learn more
- Azure Machine Learning, may store freeform texts of asset names that the customer provides (such as names for workspaces, names for resource groups, names for experiments, names of files, and names of images) and experiment execution parameters aka experiment metadata in the United States for debugging purposes.
- Azure Databricks, which stores identity data, and certain table names and object path information in the United States.
- Azure Serial Console, which stores all customer data at rest in the Geo selected by customer, but when used through the Azure Portal may process console commands and responses outside of the Geo for the sole purpose of providing the Console experience inside the Portal.
- Preview, beta, or other prerelease services, which typically store customer data in the United States but may store it globally.
Customers can configure the following Azure services, tiers, or plans to store customer data only in a single region in Singapore, Hong Kong, or Brazil South:
Azure App Service Environment (AZ enabled ILB ASEs)
Azure Cognitive Services: Anomaly Detector1
Azure Cognitive Services: Computer Vision1
Azure Cognitive Services: Content Moderator1
Azure Cognitive Services: Face API1
Cognitive Services : Form Recognizer
Azure Cognitive Services: Personalizer
Azure Cognitive Services: Question Answering1
Cognitive Services : Speech Service
Cognitive Services : Language Service
Azure Databricks4
Azure Database Migration Service
Azure Functions (Including Durable Functions)
Azure Kubernetes Configuration Management1
Azure Logic Apps (Standard single-tenant and Integration Service Environment)
1Single region data residency is provided by default currently only in the Southeast Asia Region (Singapore) of the Asia Pacific Geo and Brazil South (Sao Paulo State) Region of Brazil Geo. For all other regions, customer data is stored in Geo.
2Single region data residency is provided by default currently only in the Southeast Asia Region (Singapore) of the Asia Pacific Geo. For all other regions, customer data is stored in Geo.
3The previewed feature to enable storing customer data in a single region is currently only available in the Southeast Asia Region (Singapore) of the Asia Pacific Geo and Brazil South (Sao Paulo State) Region of Brazil Geo. For all other regions, customer data is stored in Geo.
4For Azure Databricks, identity data, certain table names and object path information are stored in the United States. The capability to enable storing all other customer data in a single region is currently available in the Southeast Asia Region (Singapore) of the Asia Pacific Geo and Brazil South (Sao Paulo State) Region of the Brazil Geo. For all other regions, customer data is stored in Geo (subject to the aforementioned exception).
5ZRS Classic, GRS/RA-GRS, GZRS/RA-GZRS stores data in multiple regions.
Data storage for non-regional services
Certain Azure services do not enable the customer to specify the region where the service will be deployed. These services may store or process customer data in any Microsoft datacenter within Azure public regions, unless otherwise specified.
- Azure Content Delivery Network, which provides a global caching service and stores customer data at edge locations around the world. Azure CDN POP locations by region.
- Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) operates as a non-regional service and based on customer requirements, including availability and scalability, may store Azure AD data (Azure AD Core Store data and Azure AD components and service data) globally. However, some Azure AD tenants may be configured to store Azure AD data in certain geographical locations. Learn more
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud, which may store a copy of security-related customer data, collected from or associated with a customer resource (such as virtual machine or Azure AD tenant):
(a) in the same Geo as that resource, except in those Geos where Microsoft has yet to deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud, in which case a copy of such data will be stored in the United States; and
(b) where Microsoft Defender for Cloud uses another Microsoft Online Service to process such data, it may store such data in accordance with the geolocation rules of that other Online Service.
- Microsoft Defender for IoT may use other Microsoft Online Services to process security-related customer data, this data may be stored in accordance with the geolocation rules of that other Online Service.
- Services that provide global routing functions and do not themselves process or store customer data. This includes Azure Traffic Manager—which provides load balancing between different regions—and Azure DNS—which provides domain name services that route to different regions.
For a complete list of non-regional services, see Products available by region and select Non-regional.