Today I’m pleased to announce that Windows 365 is now available in the New Zealand North region, bringing Cloud PCs even closer to our customers around the world. With this expansion, organizations in and around New Zealand can benefit from lower latency, improved performance, and local data residency, all delivered through our trusted Microsoft Cloud. This new region strengthens our global coverage and supports customers who need to keep data within national borders, meet industry or government compliance expectations, or simply provide their workforce with a faster, more consistent Cloud PC experience.
Enabling Windows 365 in New Zealand North reinforces our commitment to supporting local digital transformation and helping organizations of all sizes deliver secure, flexible, cloud‑powered computing, without the constraints of physical hardware. As more customers adopt Windows 365 to modernize their workforce, this new region ensures they can do so with the performance, reliability, and sovereignty that’s expected from Microsoft.
Recommended next steps
Below are a few actions to help you take advantage of Windows 365 availability in New Zealand North, depending on how your provisioning policies are configured.
Microsoft Hosted Network (MHN) customers
MHN customers can start benefiting from the New Zealand North region right away. Because Microsoft manages the networking for you, choosing the Australasia geography where New Zealand North has been added to lets the service optimize Cloud PC placement automatically for performance and resilience.
To enable the New Zealand North region:
- Learn more about how Microsoft Hosted Network improves resiliency and regional coverage.
- Configure provisioning policy to use the Australasia geography > New Zealand region group > New Zealand North region.
- Ensure you select “Auto select new region groups” and “Auto select new regions” so Windows 365 can dynamically choose the best region available.
Azure Network Connection (ANC) customers
If you're using ANC, you remain in control of your network topology. To use the New Zealand North region, your environment will need a quick validation or update.
To enable the New Zealand North region:
- Review the Azure Network Connection documentation.
- Confirm your ANC setup supports New Zealand North, including virtual networks and necessary service endpoints.
- Once ready, adjust your provisioning policies to target New Zealand North.
Explore more about Windows 365
With New Zealand North now available, this is the perfect time to bring Cloud PCs closer to your users. Start provisioning in the new region and give your organization the performance and resiliency benefits immediately.
To explore configuration options and learn more about what’s possible next, head over to the Windows 365 documentation.
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