Microsoft Azure is a global cloud computing platform that operates globally. They offer a wide range of generative AI model endpoints, including models from OpenAI and Mistral. These endpoints are provided in Azure Regions across Europe to allow European clients to meet EU data residency requirements and aid in adherence to GDPR.
Microsoft aims to be carbon negative by 2030. Data centers use advanced cooling, water conservation, and waste heat recovery in all new designs and many existing regions. The reported global annual average sustainability metrics for their data centers are a PUE of 1.16 and a WUE of 0.30 L/kWh.