As digital transformation accelerates across every industry, organizations are seeking IT solutions that combine performance, scalability, and compliance — without compromise. Microsoft Azure has long been a leader in cloud innovation. Now, with the introduction of Azure Local, that power becomes more accessible than ever before: faster, local, and fully aligned with your business needs.
Azure Local is an evolution of the global Microsoft Azure platform. It delivers the full power of Azure services — compute, storage, AI, analytics, and more — but hosted from data centers located within your region or country.
This approach means organizations gain reduced latency, stronger compliance with local laws, and greater control over data location — all while maintaining the scalability, reliability, and innovation that Azure is known for.
In today’s real-time digital world, milliseconds matter. Applications that rely on AI, real-time analytics, IoT, or virtual desktops demand immediate access to data. With Azure Local, workloads run closer to your users, resulting in:
No more waiting on data traffic to distant servers — Azure Local brings the cloud to your doorstep.
Meeting national and regional data regulations — such as GDPR, HIPAA, or industry-specific mandates — is no longer optional. Azure Local helps ensure that sensitive data remains within specified geographic borders, reducing legal risk and simplifying audits.
For organizations in regulated sectors, Azure Local provides confidence and clarity — enabling compliance without slowing down innovation.
One of Azure Local’s biggest advantages is its seamless integration with existing hybrid and on-premises environments. Using tools like Azure Arc, organizations can manage local infrastructure — including virtual machines, containers, and storage — all from the familiar Azure portal.
This unified management approach means consistent governance, security, and compliance across your entire IT landscape — whether workloads live in the cloud or on the ground.
Azure Local is ideal for organizations across a wide range of industries:
Whether you’re running AI models, storing sensitive records, or delivering mission-critical services, Azure Local adapts to your operational needs.
Azure Local represents a fundamental shift in how cloud services are delivered — no longer as one-size-fits-all, but as solutions tailored to your compliance, latency, and control needs. It empowers IT leaders to innovate faster, satisfy stakeholders, and future-proof their infrastructure with the global strength of Microsoft behind them.
Adopting Azure Local is a strategic move — and RiverMeadow’s Workload Mobility Platform is purpose-built to make it effortless.
RiverMeadow enables organizations to migrate, optimize, and modernize workloads into Azure Local environments with speed, automation, and minimal risk.
With RiverMeadow, customers gain a fast, secure, and scalable path to Azure Local — empowering them to take advantage of local performance and compliance while escaping the cost and complexity of legacy VMware environments.
Azure Local is more than a new offering — it’s a strategic enabler for the next generation of cloud transformation. And with RiverMeadow’s Workload Mobility Platform, organizations can confidently make that move — securely, efficiently, and at scale.
Learn more about how RiverMeadow can help you adopt Azure Local at www.rivermeadow.com.