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# Microsoft Announces Availability Zone Expansion Plans

[ Admin ](https://www.serverless-solutions.com/blog/author/admin) :  January 7, 2026

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#### Announcement #3 in What’s New From Microsoft in March 2021

*Every month Microsoft announces hundreds of new features, capabilities, and services across the Microsoft cloud platforms – Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365. We boil it down to what is most important and share them via our monthly newsletter.  Here is #3 for March of 2021.*

### Microsoft Announces Availability Zone Expansion Plans 

Every country with an Azure region will gain Availability Zones by the end of 2021. Availability Zone (AZ) expansion is a top priority for Microsoft to enhance the availability of the Azure platform and support additional customer needs. As part of the AZ announcement, Microsoft outlined the following key activities: 

- Every country with an Azure region will have at least one region with AZs by the end of 2021 
- Every new region will include AZs at the initial launch 
- Over the last year, AZs have been added to 5 major regions 
- All mainstream and foundation Azure services will gain zonal support by the end of 2021 

Details on the AZ expansion plans for Azure can be found here:   [Read More +](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/our-commitment-to-expand-azure-availability-zones-to-more-regions/)  

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[Admin](https://www.serverless-solutions.com/blog/author/admin) : Jan 7, 2026 12:14:46 PM

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