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title: Microsoft Announces East US 3 Region
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# [Microsoft Announces East US 3 Region](https://www.serverless-solutions.com/blog/microsoft-announces-east-us-3-region)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.serverless-solutions.com/blog/author/admin) | Jan 7, 2026 5:14:24 PM

#### Announcement #2 in What’s New From Microsoft in February 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 #2 for February of 2021.*

### Microsoft Announces East US 3 Region

Microsoft has announced the 71st Azure region, East US 3, which will be in the state of Georgia. East US 3 will offer Availability Zones upon completion. East US 3 will be paired with the recently announced West US 3 region located in the state of Arizona. No specific opening date has been provided for the new East US 3 region at this time. Additional details o the announcement can be found here: [Read More +](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-will-establish-its-next-us-datacenter-region-in-georgia-s-fulton-and-douglas-counties/)  

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