Microsoft Azure
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Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform, selling compute, storage, networking, database, and AI/machine-learning services to customers on a pay-as-you-go basis, delivered from a global network of company-built and operated data centers organized into “regions” and “availability zones.” As of 2025-2026, Microsoft describes Azure as spanning 60+ generally available regions and 70+ announced regions with more than 300 individual data center buildings across 30+ countries, connected by hundreds of thousands of kilometers of owned fiber. What distinguishes Azure’s current build-out is its dedicated “Fairwater” line of purpose-built AI datacenters — two-story, liquid-cooled facilities packed with hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (GB200/GB300 systems) — the first of which opened in Wisconsin in 2025 and a second in Atlanta, Georgia, with the two sites linked over a dedicated “AI WAN” fiber network as part of what Microsoft calls the first “planet-scale AI superfactory.” Azure does not sell colocation space to third parties; it operates its infrastructure exclusively to deliver its own cloud and AI services.
Microsoft Azure operates as a cloud provider and colocation provider, with facilities at the following locations:
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Microsoft Azure Data Center Locations
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Australia East Region PENDING REVIEW
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Brazil South Region PENDING REVIEW
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada Central Region PENDING REVIEW
- Vaughan, Ontario, Canada YT011 Data Center Campus PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft is investing about CA$69 million in this new campus as part of expanding its Canadian Azure footprint. - Santiago, Chile Chile Central Region PENDING REVIEW
This was announced as Microsoft's first cloud region in Chile, described as a historic investment for the country. - Beijing, China China North Region (operated by 21Vianet) PENDING REVIEW
Azure's China regions are unique in being operated under license by a local partner, 21Vianet, rather than directly by Microsoft. - Høje-Taastrup, Denmark Denmark Region Data Center PENDING REVIEW
This new facility, located about 25km west of Copenhagen, supports Microsoft's newly opened Denmark cloud region. - Paris, France France Central Region PENDING REVIEW
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Germany West Central Region PENDING REVIEW
- Pune, Maharashtra, India Central India Region PENDING REVIEW
- West Java region, Indonesia Indonesia Central Region PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft's first cloud region in Indonesia is located in West Java, marking its entry into the Indonesian market. - Dublin, Ireland Grange Castle Data Center Campus (North Europe) PENDING REVIEW
The Dublin campus has grown across multiple buildings (DUB9, DUB10, DUB12-15), making it one of Microsoft's largest European hubs. - Tel Aviv, Israel Israel Central Region PENDING REVIEW
This was Microsoft's first cloud region announced in Israel, expanding its Middle East footprint. - Tokyo, Japan Japan East Region PENDING REVIEW
- Middenmeer, Netherlands AMS13/14 Hyperscale Campus PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft purchased 50 hectares here to expand its hyperscale AMS13/14 campus north of Amsterdam. - Warsaw, Poland Poland Central Region PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft launched this Polish Azure region in 2023, one of its more recent Central European deployments. - Doha, Qatar Qatar Central Region PENDING REVIEW
- Singapore, Singapore Southeast Asia Region PENDING REVIEW
- Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa North Region PENDING REVIEW
- Zaragoza, Spain Zaragoza Data Center Campus PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft is investing an additional €2.9 billion (about $3 billion) to expand this campus adjacent to Puerto Venecia. - Madrid, Spain Spain Central Region PENDING REVIEW
Per Microsoft Azure's own site: Microsoft states this region will have 3 availability zones and plans to leverage Telefónica infrastructure under a strategic partnership. - Sandviken, Sweden GVX11 Data Center Campus (Sweden Central) PENDING REVIEW
- Dubai, UAE UAE North Region PENDING REVIEW
- Cardiff, UK UK West Region PENDING REVIEW
- London, UK UK South Region PENDING REVIEW
- Goodyear, Arizona, USA West US 3 Data Center Campus PENDING REVIEW
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA Fairwater Atlanta AI DatacenterAI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
This two-story, closed-loop liquid-cooled site houses NVIDIA GB200/GB300 Blackwell GPU racks and is directly fiber-linked to the Wisconsin Fairwater site as part of an "AI superfactory" network. - Northlake, Illinois, USA North Central US Data Center PENDING REVIEW
- West Des Moines, Iowa, USA Des Moines Data Center PENDING REVIEW
- Maiden, North Carolina, USA Maiden Data Center PENDING REVIEW
One of Microsoft's earliest large-scale cloud data centers, opened in 2010 to support its East Coast cloud footprint. - San Antonio, Texas, USA South Central US Data Center Campus PENDING REVIEW
Microsoft has expanded this campus repeatedly, including plans to invest roughly $700 million on two additional single-story facilities. - Boydton, Virginia, USA East US Data Center Campus PENDING REVIEW
Represents one of Microsoft's largest data center investments outside Northern Virginia, totaling roughly $2 billion since 2010. - Quincy, Washington, USA Columbia Data Center (West US 2) PENDING REVIEW
Opened in 2007 and expanded to roughly 800,000 sq ft, this campus was described as the largest data center in the world as of 2015. - Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA Fairwater Wisconsin AI DatacenterAI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
Covering 315 acres with three buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet, this was Microsoft's first purpose-built Fairwater AI datacenter, announced in 2025. - Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA West Central US Data Center PENDING REVIEW
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Microsoft Azure AI Data Centers
Microsoft's newest data centers, branded "Fairwater," are purpose-built for AI training rather than general cloud workloads. The first opened in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin in 2025, covering 315 acres across three buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet, and the second came online in Atlanta, Georgia in late 2025, supporting roughly 140kW per rack and housing NVIDIA GB200/GB300 Blackwell GPUs (up to 72 per rack via NVLink) inside a two-story, closed-loop liquid-cooled design that uses almost no water in operation. The two sites are linked by a dedicated "AI WAN" fiber network so their GPU fleets can function together as a single distributed supercomputer, which Microsoft calls its first "planet-scale AI superfactory."
- Mount Pleasant, USA Fairwater Wisconsin AI Datacenter AI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
Covering 315 acres with three buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet, this was Microsoft's first purpose-built Fairwater AI datacenter, announced in 2025. - Atlanta, USA Fairwater Atlanta AI Datacenter AI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
This two-story, closed-loop liquid-cooled site houses NVIDIA GB200/GB300 Blackwell GPU racks and is directly fiber-linked to the Wisconsin Fairwater site as part of an "AI superfactory" network.
Common Questions
Does Microsoft Azure have dedicated AI/GPU infrastructure, and where is it located?
Yes. Microsoft's "Fairwater" datacenters are purpose-built AI facilities using a two-story, liquid-cooled design with a single flat network integrating hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200/GB300 Blackwell GPUs; the first opened in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin in 2025, and the second in Atlanta, Georgia, connected to the Wisconsin site by a dedicated AI-focused fiber network as part of a growing "AI superfactory."
How many data centers does Microsoft Azure operate worldwide?
Microsoft states it operates more than 300 data centers across 60+ regions (with 70+ announced) in over 30 countries, though it does not disclose exact street addresses for most facilities, citing security reasons.
Is Microsoft Azure a colocation provider?
No. Azure sells cloud compute, storage, and platform services consumed remotely; it does not sell rack, cage, or suite space for customers to install their own hardware, so it is not classified as colocation despite owning and operating its own buildings.
Where are Microsoft Azure's main U.S. East Coast and West Coast hub facilities?
Azure's East Coast hub is centered on a large campus near Boydton, Virginia, described as one of Microsoft's largest investments outside Northern Virginia at roughly $2 billion since 2010, while its long-running West Coast hub is the Columbia Data Center in Quincy, Washington, which opened in 2007 and was once described as the largest data center in the world.
Does Microsoft Azure offer cloud services?
Microsoft Azure is classified as a cloud provider among other services it offers — we can't confirm which specific facilities provide cloud services. Please contact Microsoft Azure directly to confirm cloud availability.
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