Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing service provider, and Azure is truly massive, and very famous.
Azure Regions are available in different cities in around the world, with fast & secure data centers.
Everything related to each of the data centers around the world are discussed, with table & images. Stay Tuned!
Azure has a number of different geographies, Currently, 52 Regions in 140 Countries.
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What are Regions?
Region is a set of data centers with a defined perimeter of latency connected through a dedicated network.
Datacenters are placed within a latency-defined boundary in each Azure region. They're linked to a specialized low-latency regional network.
This architecture guarantees that Azure services in any region provide the highest speed and security possible.
Do we need Data Centers with Cloud?
Yes, we still need data centers that have racks of equipment, because you have to run all that computing power somewhere.
For example, if we don't have any computer, how will you play an online game, though, the game is hosted on web servers, not on your computer.
What are Availability Zones?
Physically, different sites within each area that are tolerant of local failures are known as availability zones.
Software and hardware failures, as well as natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and fires, are all examples of failures, which can lead to unavailability of cloud service, i.e. the website will be down till the center is repaired.
In Azure, a minimum of three independent availability zones are available in all availability zone-enabled areas to provide robustness.
Availability Zones in Azure
High performance network connects Azure availability zones, with a round-trip latency of less than 2 milliseconds in most cases.
If one of the availability zones goes down, the remaining two are designed to sustain regional services, capacity, and high availability.
According to Microsoft, Azure regions are highly available, fault tolerant, and highly scalable.
Here are all on Availability Zones of Azure on the World Map:
Azure Availability Zones in Africa
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in Africa:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | South Africa North | Johannesburg | 3 | Enabled |
| Africa | South Africa West | Cape Town | Unknown | Access Restricted |
In Africa, there are availability zones in 2 areas inside South Africa, exactly, in Johannesburg, and Cape Town.
The Restriction status is something you should focus on. Only in Johannesburg zone, the restriction status is enabled.
Azure Availability Zones in Asia Pacific
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in Asia Pacific:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | Austrailia Central | Canberra | Unknown | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Austrailia Central 2 | Canberra | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Asia Pacific | Austrailia East | New South Wales | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Austrailia Southeast | Victoria | Unknown | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Central India | Pune | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Jio India East | Nagpur | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Asia Pacific | Jio India West | Jamnagar | Unknonw | Access Restricted |
| Asia Pacific | Central Asia | Hong Kong | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Japan East | Tokyo | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Japan West | Osaka | Unknown | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Korea Central | Seoul | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | Korea South | Busan | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Asia Pacific | Southeast Asia | Singapore | 3 | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | South India | Cheannai | Unknown | Enabled |
| Asia Pacific | West India | Mumbai | Unknown | Enabled |
In Asia, Azure Availability Zones are in India, Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Australia.
You can also find out some important information about the number of zones, and Restrictions about each available zone in the graph above.
Azure Availability Zones in Canada
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in Canada:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canada Central | Toronto | 3 | Enabled |
| Canada | Canada East | Quebec | Unknown | Enabled |
In Canada, Azure have 2 Availability Zones, in Toronto and Quebec.
Azure Availability Zones in Europe
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in Europe:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | France | Paris | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | France South | Marseille | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Europe | Germany North | Berlin | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Europe | Germany West Central | Frankfurt | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | North Europe | Ireland | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | Norway East | Norway | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | Norway West | Norway | Unknown | Enabled |
| Europe | Sweden Central | Gävle | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | Switzerland North | Zurich | Unknown | Enabled |
| Europe | Switzerland West | Geneva | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Europe | UK South | London | 3 | Enabled |
| Europe | UK West | Cardiff | Unknownl | Enabled |
| Europe | West Europe | Netherlands | 3 | Enabled |
In Europe, Azure Availability Zones are in France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and Netherlands.
Azure Availability Zones in Middle East
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in Europe:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East | UAE Central | Abu Dhabi | Unknown | Access Restricted |
| Middle East | UAE North | Dubai | Unknown | Enabled |
In the Middle East, Azure only have availability zones in UAE, In Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Azure Availability Zones in USA
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in United States of America:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Central USA | Iowa | 3 | Enabled |
| USA | East USA | Virginia | 3 | Enabled |
| USA | East USA 2 | Virginia | 3 | Enabled |
| USA | North Central USA | Illinois | Unknown | Enabled |
| USA | South Central USA | Texas | 3 | Enabled |
| USA | West Central USA | Wyoming | Unknown | Enabled |
| USA | West USA | California | Unknown | Enabled |
| USA | West USA 2 | Washington | 3 | Enabled |
| USA | West USA 3 | Phoenix | 3 | Enabled |
In the United States of America, Azure Availability zones are in Iowa, Virginia, Illinois, Wyoming, California, Washington, and Phoenix.
Azure Availability Zones in South America
Here is a table with everything you should know about Azure Data Centers in South America:
| Geography | Country | Location | Number of Zone | Restriction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America | Brazil South | Sao Paulo State | 3 | Enabled |
| South America | Brazil Southeast | Rio | Unknown | Access Restricted |
How to choose the correct Azure Region?
We recommend, you to choose either of the two options available for your product:
- Choose the closet region from you.
- If your country have multiple servers, then you can choose whichever you want.
Conclusion
Azure regions and availability zones are designed to help you achieve business-critical workload resilience and dependability.
Choose the server from where you want to attract users or customers for your product. If you don't have any favorability, we recommend you to go with Central USA's server located in Iowa. It's the cheapest option, and fast one of the fastest around the world.