Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty
Meet sovereign requirements with the Microsoft Cloud
Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty offers trusted public sector solutions designed to help you migrate, build, and digitally transform workloads in the Microsoft Cloud while meeting your compliance, security, and policy requirements.
Transform with public cloud solutions
Improve resiliency, security, and scalability with powerful solutions built on public cloud technology.
Achieve compliance
Satisfy legal, security, and policy requirements with greater control and operational transparency.
Meet unique government needs
Work with local partners to create customized environments that adhere to government standards.
Capabilities
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Partner with trusted cloud sovereignty experts
Gain access to codified architectures, training, and support from local partners familiar with your governance, security, and control requirements.
Partner with trusted cloud sovereignty experts
Gain access to codified architectures, training, and support from local partners familiar with your governance, security, and control requirements.
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Meet specific governance requirements
Ensure your institution meets compliance requirements through expanded commitments for audit rights and the Microsoft Government Security Program.
Meet specific governance requirements
Ensure your institution meets compliance requirements through expanded commitments for audit rights and the Microsoft Government Security Program.
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Tap the power of innovation with the public cloud
Manage security policies designed to encrypt and protect data, govern hybrid environments, and simplify sovereignty deployment through Sovereign Landing Zones.
Tap the power of innovation with the public cloud
Manage security policies designed to encrypt and protect data, govern hybrid environments, and simplify sovereignty deployment through Sovereign Landing Zones.
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Ensure data is stored in an approved geographic area
Store data in 60+ Azure regions that provide local data residency compliance—powered by a resilient global network and protected by adaptive security.
Ensure data is stored in an approved geographic area
Store data in 60+ Azure regions that provide local data residency compliance—powered by a resilient global network and protected by adaptive security.
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Discover the power of our partnerships
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sovereignty is the concept that data is under the control of the customer and governed by local law. While data residency ensures that data stays in a specified geographical location, data sovereignty makes sure that data adheres to the regulations of the country where the public sector customer is located.
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Every government has a unique view and requirements when addressing their sovereignty needs and requirements. Microsoft believes that many of these requirements are addressed through our public cloud offerings. Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty provides an additional layer of policy and auditing capabilities that will address individual public sector and government customer needs.
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We’re beginning the initial private preview of Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty in select locations, and we’ll share further details over time. As we continue to roll out and expand our solution footprint across our datacenter regions, we look forward to working closely with partners worldwide to help government customers digitally transform, leveraging today’s powerful capabilities of the Microsoft Cloud.
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Sovereign requirements vary dramatically by country. As such, Microsoft will work with local in-country partners to tailor and customize Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty for individual customers while also ensuring maximum re-use for benefits of scale and secure implementation. The Sovereign Landing Zone will aggregate requirements and best practices to benefit future countries and customers.
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Sovereignty requirements vary dramatically by country, by data classification, and sometimes even by workload. Your Microsoft account team or partner can help you determine which elements of Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty might help you meet your requirements.
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Governments around the world have varied preferences on sovereignty and residency. For some customers, in-country residency is not a pre-condition to sovereignty. Anyone can use our sovereign controls anywhere in the world, even if they don’t have an in-country hyperscale region. Our hybrid cloud options can be deployed anywhere as well.
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Each jurisdiction has its own classification requirements, and no blanket statement can be made about what data classifications are applicable for Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty without local domain understanding. Our approach with Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty is to provide a menu of capabilities and then empower partners and customers to determine what is appropriate for their specific needs. For the most sensitive workloads that cannot be hosted in the public cloud, we offer hybrid options that enable customers to keep the data on their premises.
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The Sovereign Landing Zone is still under development, and we will share more updates in the future.
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Microsoft provides detailed information about data residency in the Microsoft Cloud through its documentation and the Microsoft Trust Portal. Additional measures to maximize data residency have been announced under the EU Data Boundary.
