Data Residency for Office for the Web

Overview

Service documentation: Office for the web service description - Service Descriptions

Capability summary: Office for the web (formerly Office Web Apps) opens Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in your web browser. Office for the web makes it easier to work and share Office files from anywhere with an internet connection, from almost any device. Microsoft 365 customers with Word, Excel, or PowerPoint can view, create, and edit files on the go.

Data Residency commitments available

Advanced Data Residency add-on

Required Conditions:

1. Tenant has a sign-up country/region included in Local Region Geography or Expanded Local Region Geography.
2. Tenant has a valid Advanced Data Residency subscription for all users in the Tenant.
3. The Office for the Web subscription customer data is provisioned in Local Region Geography or Expanded Local Region Geography.

Commitment:

Refer to the ADR Commitment page for the specific customer data at rest commitment for Office for the Web.

Migration

The cache for documents isn't migrated to the new Geography, and will be reestablished as users work on documents.

How can I determine customer data location?

We are in the process of updating the actual data location in Tenant Admin Center. When this change is complete the tenant will be able to see the actual data location, for in scope data, by navigating to Admin|Settings|Org Settings|Organization Profile|Data Location. Until that change is visible, you can view the Exchange Online data or SharePoint location information in order to understand where the in scope data is stored for this service.