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We are excited to announce that Microsoft 365 and the Microsoft 365 Advanced Data Residency add-on (ADR) are now available for commercial customers in our new cloud region in Malaysia. Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo Capabilities for Malaysia will be available soon. 

The Advanced Data Residency and Multi-Geo Capabilities add-ons offer customers provisioned in Malaysia greater control over the location of their cloud data. 

• ADR provides guarantees that certain customer data will be stored at rest (in this case, within Malaysia) for several core online services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Defender for Office (Plan 1), Exchange Online Protection, Office for the Web, Viva Connections, and certain Microsoft Purview products. 


• Multi-Geo allows customers to configure in which geographies their Microsoft 365 user data is stored at rest, on a per-user basis and within a single tenant. Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot are available for Multi-Geo configuration. 

This new cloud region will provide artificial intelligence (AI) and other cloud services to contribute to the digital transformation and the development of the AI economy in Malaysia. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Microsoft’s first cloud region in Malaysia and bringing Microsoft 365 along with our data residency offerings to Malaysian organizations. With access to cutting-edge cloud infrastructure locally, people and businesses will be empowered to innovate faster and more securely, paving the way to leverage AI and other advanced technologies. We look forward to partnering with the government, businesses, and organizations to drive Malaysia closer to its ambitions to becoming a regional digital leader.” 

— Laurence Si, Managing Director, Microsoft Malaysia 

This is a continuation of a series of datacenter launches over the last 18 months, including launches in Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, New Zealand and Indonesia.

To learn more about empowering your organization with Microsoft 365, ADR, Data Residency for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Multi-Geo, reach out to your Microsoft account team or partner today.