What the announcement of Azure Availability Zones means for users

Microsoft recently announced general availability of Availability Zones in Azure, as part of an effort to safeguard both applications and data centers against failures. Availability Zones are physical locations within an Azure region, equipped with backup power, cooling and networking. Three separate zones are available across the region for resiliency.

Capabilities for customers

"This is a great addition for Azure and will give customers more confidence in deploying mission critical workloads in the cloud," says Rob Curls, solutions consultant with

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