"Across Europe and globally, organisations face rising regulatory demands, resilience expectations, and rapid tech innovation. Governments and enterprises need the cloud's power without losing control of their data. The announcement includes the commitment to the EU Data Boundary, which ensures that data processed by AI services for EU customers remains within the European Union. According to the company, this means that all customer data, whether at rest or in transit, will be stored and processed exclusively in the EU, unless customers explicitly direct otherwise."
"Building on this commitment, Microsoft is expanding its long-term investment in in-country data processing for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions, growing to 15 countries by the end of 2026. This includes offering processing within Australia, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom by the end of 2025, with eleven additional countries to follow in 2026. For customers implementing controls in the public cloud, Microsoft introduced a refreshed version of its Sovereign Landing Zone (SLZ), which is built on the Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) foundation."
Microsoft announced expanded Sovereign Cloud capabilities across public and private environments to meet stringent global regulatory requirements for data residency, control, and resilience. The company committed to an EU Data Boundary ensuring AI-processed data for EU customers remains within the European Union and that all customer data, at rest or in transit, will be stored and processed in the EU unless customers explicitly direct otherwise. Microsoft will expand in-country processing for Microsoft 365 Copilot to 15 countries by the end of 2026, adding Australia, India, Japan, and the UK by the end of 2025. Microsoft refreshed its Sovereign Landing Zone on the Azure Landing Zone foundation to provide prescriptive architecture that accelerates compliance. Other hyperscalers have announced similar sovereign cloud and EU-focused initiatives.
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