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Paul Lorimer
Corporate Vice President, Office 365 Enterprise and Cloud Engineering
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Office 365 Secret cloud now available for US national security missions
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Office 365 Government Secret cloud, which includes our first release of Office 365 Government capabilities including Exchange, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 Apps.![Employees talking in a hallway.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/CLO22_HybridWork_055-300x200.jpg)
Microsoft 365 expands data residency commitments and capabilities
Commercial and public sector organizations continue to look for new ways to advance their goals, improve efficiencies, and create positive employee experiences. The rise of the digital workforce and the current economic environment compels organizations to utilize public cloud applications to benefit from efficiency and cost reduction.![Man in a collared shirt working on a server station inside a secure room.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/SEC20_Security_042-300x200.jpg)
Announcing Office 365 Government Secret cloud to help secure classified data
Today, we’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new US Government cloud environment: Office 365 Government Secret which is currently in government review pending accreditation and targeting availability starting mid-2022.![Real people. IT professionals build and maintain the LinkedIn server farm which operates on 100% renewable energy. Power is hydro-generated and managed efficiently on-site with minimum new draw from external grid. State-of-the-art facility uses eco-friendly solutions such as using reclaimed water to cool the data center.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/MSC17_dataCenter_055-300x200.jpg)
Microsoft 365 now available from new Brazil geography
Microsoft 365 is now available from our new cloud datacenters in Brazil, enabling Brazilian organizations to store their customer data for core online services at rest in country. Learn more about the new Brazil geography for Microsoft 365.![Image of a cityscape with a bridge.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/GoLocal_Image_440x268-300x183.jpg)
Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics 365 now available from new German datacenter regions
Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics 365 are now available for organizations and enterprises from our new cloud datacenters in Germany.![Aerial image of Zurich.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Microsoft-Office-365-now-available-from-new-Swiss-datacenter-regions-card-300x183.jpg)
Microsoft Office 365 now available from new Swiss datacenter regions
Microsoft Office 365 is now available for organizations and enterprises from our new cloud datacenter regions in Switzerland.![Image of a man walking through a datacenter.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Datacenter-card-300x183.jpg)