Microsoft Azure now open for business in Australia

Microsoft Azure services give your business the power to orchestrate amazing things – from implementing innovation to transforming your business.

We're thrilled to announce the availability of Microsoft Azure services in Australia's East Region in New South Wales and Southeast Region in Victoria. These regions are now open for business for our Azure customers in Australia and New Zealand.

Your company will receive the same service-level coverage as other regions worldwide. You will experience greatly improved performance in the form of lower latency and the ability to keep your data local through locally redundant storage.

If you'd like to learn more about the new Australian regions, please visit The Official Microsoft Blog. There is also additional information about Service availability and pricing.

We’ve also put together a collection of some amazing stories at www.soundofazure.com.au. See how Australian businesses like AGL, the Commonwealth Bank and carsales.com.au are orchestrating amazing with Microsoft Azure services locally.