SOLVED: Where Are Microsoft’s Data Centers Located?

UPDATED: Nov 27 2024

Sometimes Microsoft’s data centers for Azure and Office365 are referred to by city name and other times by region or country.  It can be very confusing to figure out which Data Center is where.

For instance, as per one of my customers legal requirements I needed to set a storage pool to keep data in Ireland but could not figure out which site was Ireland.  I would have never guessed that Ireland is listed as NORTHERN EUROPE, but it is.

Colocation?

Note that Microsoft’s data centers are just for their services, like Azure and M365 and they do not provide co-location services. Colocation solutions have robust security measures to protect customers’ data and equipment like a Microsoft data center but allow you to keep your hardware on-site and provide on-demand physical access to that hardware.

Where are Microsoft’s Newest Data Centers?

Since 2021 when this article was originally written, Microsoft has significantly expanded its data center footprint globally. Here are the notable new data centers:

1. Northern Virginia, USA: Microsoft is building its first data centers using cross-laminated timber to reduce carbon emissions.
2. Mexico: Microsoft opened its first data center in Mexico.
3. Kenya: A $1 billion data center package was announced for Kenya.
4. France: Microsoft invested 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) to expand its data center footprint in France.
5. Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia: Expansion of Azure data centers in these countries.
6. Canada: New data center locations are being constructed in L’Ancienne-Lorette, Donnacona, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, and Lévis.

These expansions are part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to enhance its global infrastructure and support the growing demand for cloud service.

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Zone	Region	Location	Status
Americas	East US	Virginia	Operational
	East US 2	Virginia	Operational
	Central US	Iowa	Operational
	North Central US	Illinois	Operational
	South Central US	Texas (San Antonio)	Operational
	West Central US	Wyoming	Operational
	West US	California (Fresno)	Operational
	West US 2	Washington State	Operational
	Canada East	Quebec City	Operational
	Canada Central	Toronto	Operational
	Brazil South	Sao Paulo State	Operational
Europe	North Europe	Ireland	Operational
	West Europe	Netherlands	Operational
	France Central	Paris	Operational
	France South	Marseille	Operational
	UK West	Cardiff	Operational
	UK South	London	Operational
	Germany Central	Frankfurt	Operational
	Germany Northeast	Magdeburg	Operational
	Germany North	Germany North	2019/20
	Germany West Central	Germany West Central	2019/20
	Switzerland North	Zurich	2019/20
	Switzerland West	Geneva	2019/20
	Norway East	Norway	2019/20
	Norway West	Norway	2019/20
Asia Pacific	Southeast Asia	Singapore	Operational
	East Asia	Hong Kong	Operational
	Australia East	New South Wales	Operational
	Australia Southeast	Victoria	Operational
	Australia Central	Canberra	Operational
	Australia Central 2	Canberra	Operational
	China East	Shanghai	Operational
	China North	Beijing	Operational
	China East 2	Shanghai	Operational
	China North 2	Beijing	Operational
	Central India	Pune	Operational
	West India	Mumbai	Operational
	South India	Chennai	Operational
	Japan East	Tokyo, Saitama	Operational
	Japan West	Osaka	Operational
	Korea Central	Seoul	Operational
	Korea South	Busan	Operational
Middle East and Africa	South Africa West	Cape Town	2019/20
	South Africa North	Johannesburg	2019/20
	UAE Central	Abu Dhabi	2019/20
	UAE North	Dubai	2019/20
Azure Government	US Gov Virginia	Virginia	Operational
	US Gov Iowa	Iowa	Operational
	US Gov Arizona	Arizona	Operational
	US Gov Texas	Texas	Operational
	US DoD East	Virginia	Operational
	US DoD Central	Iowa	Operational
	US Sec East	Undisclosed	2019/20
	US Sec West	Undisclosed	2019/20

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