Microsoft’s first cloud region in Italy launched in Lombardy

Microsoft is launching its first cloud region in Italy, the company said on Monday.

The new region, which will have three data centers, will be located in Lombardy — an administrative area in Northern Italy whose capital is Milan.

Enterprises will be able to start using the new region using Microsoft Azure or Microsoft 365 in the coming weeks, the company said, adding that other services such as Dynamics 365 and Power Platform are expected to follow soon.

The data centers in Lombardy are part of Microsoft’s “Ambizione Italia” (Ambition Italy) program…