{"id":6939,"date":"2025-07-01T22:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:27:56","slug":"microsoft-opens-first-azure-cloud-region-in-austria-after-five-year-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsoft-opens-first-azure-cloud-region-in-austria-after-five-year-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft opens first Azure cloud region in Austria after five-year wait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsoft-lands-in-chile-with-water-free-cloud-region-to-power-latam-growth\/\">Microsoft<\/a> has officially launched its Austrian <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/azure-default-access-change-could-break-apps-overnight-if-devs-stay-unaware\/\">Azure cloud<\/a> region, five years after first announcing it. 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