Microsoft-Decision-1¶
Strong
No retirement date
Microsoft
20-24 regions tracked
Available in 22 of 35 tracked regions with 3 deployment SKU types.
Datazone Global
Total regions
22
Coverage
63%
SKU types
3
Next retirement
None set
Widest SKU footprint
Global coverage
22 regions · 63% coverage · Global
Lifecycle¶
No deprecation or retirement date has been announced for this model in Microsoft's retirement table. See the lifecycle guide for how dates are set.
Pricing¶
Neither the Azure price list nor the Azure Marketplace catalog publishes a pay-as-you-go price for this model yet.
See Foundry Models pricing for current rates.
Deployment Options¶
Global
Global deployments
Worldwide availability with intelligent routing
Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover
Global Standard
16 regions · 46% coverage
Global coverage
22 regions · 63% coverage
Australia East Central US East US East US 2 France Central Germany West Central Italy North Japan East Japan West Korea Central North Central US Poland Central South Central US South India Southeast Asia Spain Central Sweden Central West Central US +4 more in matrix
⚠ Data may be processed in any Azure region — not suitable for HIPAA, FedRAMP, or strict data-residency requirements
Datazone
Datazone deployments
Data residency compliance deployments
Required for data sovereignty and compliance requirements (GDPR, etc.)
Datazone standard
22 regions · 63% coverage
Australia East Central US East US East US 2 France Central Germany West Central Italy North Japan East Japan West Korea Central North Central US Poland Central South Central US South India Southeast Asia Spain Central Sweden Central West Central US +4 more in matrix
✓ Data stays within the specified geographic zone — supports GDPR and regional data-residency policies
Full Availability Matrix¶
22 regions
| Region | Datazone standard | Global Standard | Global coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia East | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Central US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| France Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Germany West Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italy North | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japan East | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japan West | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Korea Central | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| North Central US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Poland Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Central US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| South India | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Southeast Asia | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spain Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sweden Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Central US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Europe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Last updated: 2026-11-12 16:36 UTC