What's new and planned for Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to What's new in Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Cloud for Industry release plans.
This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2023 through March 2024. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
- For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2024 release wave 1 plan.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
Compliance and transparency
Public sector organizations often need additional assurance regarding what happens to their data once it is residing on a cloud service provider’s platform.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use transparency logs | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 3, 2023 |
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| Expand Government Security Program for Azure services | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Dec 14, 2023 |
Sovereign control portfolio
See improvements in Azure Confidential Computing services and the Azure ecosystem that contribute to the value of Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect sovereign data with Azure Confidential Computing | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Nov 15, 2023 |
Sovereign guardrails and guidance
Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty enables controls through automated policy using mechanisms such as the Sovereign Landing Zone and Azure Policy.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enable data sovereignty with policy baseline | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Dec 14, 2023 |
| Customize deployments with policy portfolio | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Dec 14, 2023 |
| Accelerate migration of sovereign workloads | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Dec 14, 2023 |
| Configure and deploy the Sovereign Landing Zone | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Dec 14, 2023 |
- You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on July 31, 2023, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.
Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.