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Microsoft opens new Austrian cloud datacentre region near Vienna

Microsoft opened a new Austrian datacentre region of three sites around Vienna, going live in August, letting local businesses and government store data domestically on Azure, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform.

Verified Editor-read Microsoft Source EMEA press release, 30 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not disclose the investment figure or whether Austrian public bodies are required to use the new region.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20. How the record is made

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