What is the status of Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region?

Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Announcement 2017, Operational 2018, Earliest market signal 2018.

Who operates Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region?

Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is operated by Microsoft. Structured intelligence reports are available for Microsoft Operator Report and France Country Report.

What energy source does Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region use?

Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is powered by unknown energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 3 cited sources.

AI data center dossier

Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region

Name: Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region
Address: France Central / Paris cloud region, France

France Central / Paris cloud region, France/datacenters/microsoft-azure-france-central-paris.html

Operational Unknown Mixed

Country

France

Operator

Microsoft

Energy

Unknown

Tracked capacity

Unknown

Evidence profile

Readiness reflects whether the record has citations, narrative context, structured power data, coordinates, and at least one dated milestone.

Readiness

71%

Sources attachedVerified

3 citations linked

CoordinatesMissing

No map point published yet

Capacity scopeUnknown

No selected MW value published

Timeline evidencePartial

3 dated fields available

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Machine-readable outputs

Canonical record surfaces for audit, programmatic use, and direct citation.

Canonical HTML

/datacenters/microsoft-azure-france-central-paris.html

JSON record

/datacenters/microsoft-azure-france-central-paris/index.json

GeoJSON geometry

/datacenters/microsoft-azure-france-central-paris/index.geojson

Record Notes

Microsoft Azure France Central is a cloud-region record rather than a single verified data-center facility. Microsoft Learn lists France Central with physical-location label Paris, geography France, programmatic name `francecentral`, Availability Zone support, and pairing with France South. Microsoft opened Azure preview in France in December 2017 and announced general availability of the Microsoft Cloud in France, including Azure and Office 365, on March 14, 2018. ADCI removes the legacy selected 250 MW value and central Paris point because opened Microsoft sources do not disclose a public regional power capacity or support treating France Central as one mapped facility. This record stays public as a France cloud-region monitor target for Azure cloud and AI infrastructure.

Taxonomy Links

Microsoft

France

Operational

Unknown

Mixed

Europe

Western Europe

2018

Analyst Flags

Selected capacity has not been published yet.

Timeline Signals

Announcement2017

Operational2018

Earliest market signal2018

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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

OperatorMicrosoft Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV CountryFrance Country Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV

Frequently asked questions

What is the status of Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region?: Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Announcement 2017, Operational 2018, Earliest market signal 2018.
Who operates Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region?: Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is operated by Microsoft. Structured intelligence reports are available for Microsoft Operator Report and France Country Report.
What energy source does Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region use?: Microsoft Azure France Central Cloud Region is powered by unknown energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 3 cited sources.