Paul Lorimer | Author at Microsoft 365 Blog

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News
November 4, 2025
3 min read

Microsoft offers in-country data processing to 15 countries to strengthen sovereign controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft is pleased to announce that we are making in-country data processing for customers’ Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions available in 15 countries around the world.

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News
March 7, 2024
3 min read

Data residency in the AI era: New capabilities to manage your data

We’re excited to announce the expansion of Microsoft’s data residency capabilities by adding content of interactions with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 to our portfolio of data residency commitments and offerings.

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News
January 25, 2023
2 min read

Office 365 Secret cloud now available for US national security missions

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Office 365 Government Secret cloud, which includes our first release of Office 365 Government capabilities including Exchange, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 Apps.

News
October 20, 2022
3 min read

Microsoft 365 expands data residency commitments and capabilities

Commercial and public sector organizations continue to look for new ways to advance their goals, improve efficiencies, and create positive employee experiences.

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News
March 28, 2022
2 min read

Announcing Office 365 Government Secret cloud to help secure classified data

Today, we’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new US Government cloud environment: Office 365 Government Secret which is currently in government review pending accreditation and targeting availability starting mid-2022.

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Customer stories
November 18, 2020
2 min read

Microsoft 365 now available from new Brazil geography

Microsoft 365 is now available from our new cloud datacenters in Brazil, enabling Brazilian organizations to store their customer data for core online services at rest in country.

Customer stories
February 20, 2020
3 min read

Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics 365 now available from new German datacenter regions

Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics 365 are now available for organizations and enterprises from our new cloud datacenters in Germany.

News
December 13, 2019
4 min read

Microsoft Office 365 now available from new Swiss datacenter regions

Microsoft Office 365 is now available for organizations and enterprises from our new cloud datacenter regions in Switzerland.

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News
July 25, 2019
3 min read

Microsoft Office 365 now available from new South Africa cloud datacenters

To help enable digital transformation and societal impact across Africa, Office 365 is now generally available from our new cloud datacenters in South Africa.

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