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Microsoft Azure: Italy North Data Center

Microsoft Azure Italy North Data Center is located at Milán, Italia. The gross building size for this location has not been provided. The gross colocation space is not available for this data center. No power information has been offered for this location. We found 98 data center locations within 50 miles of this facility. No certifications are specified for this location.
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About Italy North Data Center

Italy North (Milan) is a Microsoft Azure cloud region operating in the Lombardy region of Italy, centered in the Milan metro area. Announced in 2020 and launched in 2023, this is Microsoft’s first cloud region in Italy. Its strategic significance includes supporting local data residency and compliance; enabling low-latency access for Italian enterprises, public sector organizations, and customers across Southern Europe; and strengthening Microsoft’s capacity for AI, cloud compute, and digital infrastructure in the Mediterranean / North Africa corridor. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

  • Availability Zones: The region includes 3 availability zones for redundancy, fault isolation, and high availability. 
  • Launch Date: Generally available since 2023. 
  • Sustainability Focus: Microsoft is pursuing energy-efficiency and water-use efficiency in its data centers globally, including this region. Measures include free air cooling, operating at higher ambient temperatures, rainwater harvesting, etc.

🔐 Security & Compliance

  • Certifications: The Settala facility, part of the Italy North region, holds PCI DSS certification.
  • Data Residency: Data stored at rest in Italy; ensures compliance with Italian data protection laws and European regulations. 
  • Privacy & Sovereignty Assurances: Microsoft has positioned this region to meet Italy’s regulatory and public sector requirements, including the National Strategic Hub (“Polo Strategico Nazionale”) and digital sovereignty goals.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

  • Low-latency Access: Strategic location in Milan offers connectivity to local and regional networks; the region is part of Microsoft’s broader global network infrastructure.
  • IP / PoP Presence: Italy North region has local Points of Presence (PoPs) in Milan and dedicated IP ranges; network routes under Microsoft’s control locally. 

💼 Who It Serves

  • Public Sector & Government Institutions in Italy needing compliance, regulatory alignment, data sovereignty. 
  • Enterprises & SMEs in finance, manufacturing, healthcare, media, and technology sectors wanting low latency cloud services and AI infrastructure in Italy. 
  • Organizations requiring high availability & disaster recovery across Italy / Southern Europe