Azure Region Location Switzerland North really in Switzerland?

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Azure Region Location Switzerland North really in Switzerland?

Adel Fattah 45

Hello Everyone

I have a question about AADDS, or should I say Entra Domain Services. When creating a managed domain, I can choose the region, such as Switzerland North, under the basics. Recently, a mentor of mine mentioned that when the region is Switzerland North, it could also be outside of Switzerland North or even outside of Switzerland itself. Is that true? I need this information for my diploma thesis.

Thank you.

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Andreas Baumgarten 123.7K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Hi @Adel Fattah ,

I am not sure where your mentor got this information from.

On the Microsoft Website is a clear statement regarding the region the Entra ADDS is installed in:

Two Windows Server domain controllers (DCs) are then deployed into your selected Azure region.

Source: How does Domain Services work?

This means the 2 VMs (DCs) of the Entra ADDS instance is installed in the selected region and if you select Switzerland North the VMs will be deployed in this Azure region.

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Andreas Baumgarten

Adel Fattah 45 Reputation points

2024-05-02T10:04:50.3366667+00:00

I believe he heared about this at a training session or workshop, but just to be sure, I have contacted my mentor and am waiting for a response. Thank you for the information.

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Prrudram-MSFT 28,286 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hi @Adel Fattah,

What Andreas Baumgarten suggested is correct. Whatever the available region that you select, your VM will be stored in that region only.
You need to look at this section of the document for confirmation on data residency https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/data-residency

Microsoft Entra components and data storage location:
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More details: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/data-storage-eu

If you are confused with the recent AVD query in this thread https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1657138/creating-avd-host-pool-location-switzerland-not-av, my peer vipullag-MSFT suggested the same.
There could be some services like AVD whose Metadata(Service generated data) is stored in a nearest data location based on the geographies. However, that doesn't mean your VM is stored outside the region. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/data-locations#data-locations

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Adel Fattah 45 Reputation points

2024-05-02T11:14:57.64+00:00

Hello, thank you for your reply. I was aware that the metadata was stored elsewhere, such as in Europe instead of Switzerland. However, I believe this information is sufficient for my diploma thesis. You know, people in Switzerland are very cautious about their data, which is why I had to verify this here as well. A huge thank you to @Andreas Baumgarten and to you as well.
Adel Fattah 45 Reputation points

2024-05-02T11:16:59.5833333+00:00

Hello, thank you for your reply. I was aware that the metadata was stored elsewhere, such as in Europe instead of Switzerland. However, I believe this information is sufficient for my diploma thesis. You know, people in Switzerland are very cautious about their data, which is why I had to verify this here as well. A huge thank you to @Andreas Baumgarten and to you as well.
Prrudram-MSFT 28,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-05-02T11:21:56.6833333+00:00

Adel Fattah

I am glad we were able to help you add clarity with these details for your thesis :)

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