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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.

Find the Azure geography that meets your needs

Get all of the information you need to get started on Azure in the geography that best fits your needs, from compliance to resiliency features. Select an Azure geography using the drop-down menu and compare to other geographies nearby.1

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Regions

Austria East

Coming soon

Location Vienna
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Austria

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Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming soon
Regions

Belgium Central

Coming soon

Location Brussels
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Belgium

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Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming Soon
Regions

Denmark East

Coming soon

Location Copenhagen
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Denmark

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Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming soon
Regions

North Europe

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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, Standard Contractual Clauses, 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, Standard Contractual Clauses, 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

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Stored at rest in Europe

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Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

In-region option:

Zonal DR with Azure Site Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

In-region option:

Zonal DR with Azure Site Recovery

Products by region See products in this region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners All customers and partners
Regions

Finland Central

Coming soon

Location Helsinki
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Finland

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Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming Soon
Regions

France Central

Start free

Location Paris
Year opened 2018
Availability Zones presence 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
HDS, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, Standard Contractual Clauses, GDPR
Industry Compliance
AMF/ACPR, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in France

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Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Germany West Central

Start free

Location Frankfurt
Year opened 2019
Availability Zones presence 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
C5, IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, EN 301 549, ENISA IAF, Standard Contractual Clauses, GDPR
Industry Compliance
EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Germany

Learn more

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Greece Central

Coming soon

Location Athens
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Greece

Learn more

Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming soon
Regions

Italy North

Start free

Location Milan
Year opened 2023
Availability Zones presence 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, Standard Contractual Clauses, GDPR
Industry Compliance
EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Italy

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Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

In-region option:

Zonal DR with Azure Site Recovery

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Norway East

Start free

Location Oslo
Year opened 2019
Availability Zones presence 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
Standard Contractual Clauses
Industry Compliance
CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Norway

Learn more

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Poland Central

Location Warsaw
Year opened 2023
Availability Zones presence 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, Standard Contractual Clauses, GDPR
Industry Compliance
KNF, EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Poland

Learn more

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Spain Central

Coming soon

Location Madrid
Year opened Coming soon
Availability Zones presence Coming soon
Compliance Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Spain

Learn more

Disaster Recovery Coming soon
Products by region Coming soon
Available to Coming soon
Regions

Sweden Central

Location Gävle
Year opened 2021
Availability Zones presence 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, Standard Contractual Clauses, GDPR
Industry Compliance
EBA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Sweden

Learn more

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to All customers and partners
Regions

Switzerland North

Start free

Location Zürich
Year opened 2019
Availability Zones presence 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
Standard Contractual Clauses
Industry Compliance
FINMA, CDSA, GxP, PCI DSS, Shared Assessments, TruSight
Azure compliance offerings
Data residency

Stored at rest in Switzerland

Learn more

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

Products by region See products in this region
Available to 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, PASF, Standard Contractual Clauses
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, PASF, Standard Contractual Clauses
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

Disaster Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

In-region option:

Zonal DR with Azure Site Recovery

Cross-region options:

Azure Site Recovery

Region Pairing

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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Explore the latest news for Azure datacenter regions

1Azure is available or coming soon to the following geographies: United States, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Azure Government, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Austria, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Africa, Israel, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.

Within these geographies, Azure is available or coming soon to the following regions: South Central US, West US, West US 2, West US 3, Central US, East US, East US 2, East US 3, West Central US, North Central US, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canada Central, Canada East, Chile North Central, Mexico Central, US Gov Virginia, US DoD Central, US DoD East, US Gov Arizona, US Gov Texas, US Sec East, US Sec West, US Sec West Central, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia East, Australia Southeast, Australia Central, Australia Central 2, China East, China East 2, China North, China North 2, China North 3, Central India, South India, West India, Indonesia Central, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, New Zealand North, Taiwan, Austria East, Belgium Central, Denmark East, North Europe, West Europe, Finland Central, France Central, France South, Germany West Central, Germany Northeast (Sovereign), Germany Central (Sovereign), Germany North, Greece, Italy North, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Sweden South, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UK South, UK West, South Africa North, South Africa West, Israel Central, Qatar Central, UAE North, UAE Central, and Saudi Arabia East.

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