Microsoft 365 launches an on-premise edition that wants to solve productivity issues for good

• Microsoft 365 Local is an entirely on-prem solution for data sovereignty requirements
• It's built on Azure Local and Microsoft's private sovereign cloud
• Redmond wants to provide "digital stability" for all regions

Microsoft has launched a new version of Microsoft 365 that runs entirely on-premises, designed for low-latency and high-security needs, running on Azure Local.

The company detailed how the update enabled workloads to be deployed within data centers or sovereign cloud environments – a response to the growing desire for more controlled environments globally.

By launching on-prem versions of M365, Redmond aims to improve security, compliance and governance, with a particular emphasis on European customers who need to comply with data sovereignty regulations.

M365 can now run on-prem in ...