On June 18, 2025, Microsoft announced that the new Azure region in Chile is generally available, marking the first Azure cloud region in South America outside of Brazil Officially known as Chile North Central (sometimes just “Chile Central”), it’s now online and ready for production workloads.
Why It Matters for Latin America
✨ Ultra-Low Latency
Local access means faster performance for users and services in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and beyond.
✅ Local Data Residency & Compliance
Supports regulations requiring data to remain within national boundaries—critical for finance, healthcare, and government sectors .
🎯 Tailored Enterprise Impact
This region promises to:
- Boost innovation and competitiveness via AI, analytics, and web/mobile apps
- Power mission-critical services with Azure Availability Zones (three PZs planned)
Microsoft highlighted the economic footprint—an anticipated US $3.3 billion impact and approximately 17,000 STEM jobs, following the inauguration led by President Boric linkedin.com.
Service Coverage & Pricing
- Availability Zones for high resilience
- Broad service portfolio: IaaS, PaaS, AI, analytics
- Pricing and offerings align with other Latin regions—schedule a call to compare to Brazil South & Mexico Central.
Competitor Landscape
AWS is also investing heavily in Chile (a US $4 billion project, operational by late 2026). This accelerates cloud adoption across key industries—energy, finance, commerce—showing Chile as a regional tech hub.