First it became Middle Earth, now New Zealand will transform into Azure region number 60
(2020/05/06)
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/06/azure_new_zealand_region_announced/
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Microsoft has announced an Azure region in New Zealand.
Aotearoa, to use the native Maori name for the country, will not be the least-populous nation to host Azure: Qatar has about two million fewer residents than New Zealand’s five million. But New Zealand is comfortably the most remote Azure outpost and has a mere three submarine cables connecting it to the USA plus three that route directly to Australia’s more cable-rich shores. No cable route to New Zealand is shorter than 2,000km, which won’t make for crippling latency but may reduce the region’s utility as a bottom-of-the-world bolthole for those who like extreme geographic resilience.
While Microsoft’s said the new build will be a proper three-bit-barn region, it has not said where it will be. The company’s [1]announcement is datelined in Auckland and features a picture of New Zealand’s largest city but is silent on locations. The Register has asked for clarification because while Auckland hasn’t seen active vulcanism for 600 years it is [2]considered volcanically active .
Microsoft says the region will offer Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.
The New Zealand region will be Azure’s 60th – if local authorities sign it off. The Register can’t imagine that won’t happen in the current climate even with Microsoft has [3]slowed some Azure builds due to coronavirus. Microsoft's not said when it expects the region to open. ®
Bootnote: A hat-tip for [4]submarinecablemap.com , a resource that’s fascinating, free, informs many Reg stories and helped us to consider the new Azure region’s properties.
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[1] https://news.microsoft.com/en-nz/2020/05/06/aotearoa-disclosure/
[2] https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.org.nz/hazards/volcanoes
[3] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/24/microsoft_admits_to_azure_constraints/
[4] https://www.submarinecablemap.com
[5] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8578/how-to-build-your-digital-experience-portfolio?td=wptl1936
Aotearoa, to use the native Maori name for the country, will not be the least-populous nation to host Azure: Qatar has about two million fewer residents than New Zealand’s five million. But New Zealand is comfortably the most remote Azure outpost and has a mere three submarine cables connecting it to the USA plus three that route directly to Australia’s more cable-rich shores. No cable route to New Zealand is shorter than 2,000km, which won’t make for crippling latency but may reduce the region’s utility as a bottom-of-the-world bolthole for those who like extreme geographic resilience.
While Microsoft’s said the new build will be a proper three-bit-barn region, it has not said where it will be. The company’s [1]announcement is datelined in Auckland and features a picture of New Zealand’s largest city but is silent on locations. The Register has asked for clarification because while Auckland hasn’t seen active vulcanism for 600 years it is [2]considered volcanically active .
Microsoft says the region will offer Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.
The New Zealand region will be Azure’s 60th – if local authorities sign it off. The Register can’t imagine that won’t happen in the current climate even with Microsoft has [3]slowed some Azure builds due to coronavirus. Microsoft's not said when it expects the region to open. ®
Bootnote: A hat-tip for [4]submarinecablemap.com , a resource that’s fascinating, free, informs many Reg stories and helped us to consider the new Azure region’s properties.
Sponsored: [5]How to Build Your Digital Experience Portfolio
[1] https://news.microsoft.com/en-nz/2020/05/06/aotearoa-disclosure/
[2] https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.org.nz/hazards/volcanoes
[3] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/24/microsoft_admits_to_azure_constraints/
[4] https://www.submarinecablemap.com
[5] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8578/how-to-build-your-digital-experience-portfolio?td=wptl1936