Region setting
Microsoft Azure is hosting multiple instances of the Azure cloud services, which are isolated from each other. The most commonly used Azure instance is the Azure Public Cloud. This Public Cloud has several data centers around the world. The data hosted in the Public Cloud are replicated/stored in these data centers. However, some government regulations in some countries have special requirements. Microsoft has deployed isolated Azure instances for such scenarios. One of these isolated instances is the so called German cloud, which is hosted by the Deutsche Telecom in Germany. Another isolated instance of Azure is the Government Cloud, which is hosted in USA.
The Region setting is used to specify in which Azure instance is the current tenant located. Choose:
- Global – if your tenant is hosted in the Azure Public instance
- Germany – if your tenant is hosted in the German Cloud (hosted by Deutsche Telecom)
- Custom – if you need to specify custom values
Important: Users located inside an isolated Azure instance will NOT be able to log in to other instances, like Azure Public Cloud or Government Cloud.