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 # Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo
 
-The Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo Capabilities add-on provides Enterprise Agreement customers with the ability to expand their Microsoft 365 presence to multiple geographic regions within a single existing Microsoft 365 _Tenant_. Multi-Geo enables customers to manage data-at-rest locations at a granular level for their users, SharePoint sites, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams teams level. Multi-Geo is targeted to customers who have a need to store data in multiple geographies to satisfy their data residency requirements.
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-Starting June 1, 2023, CSP partners can purchase Multi-Geo Capabilities for their customers who are using Microsoft 365, Office 365, Exchange, OneDrive and SharePoint subscriptions. With Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo, CSP partners will be able to ensure their customers meet their data residency requirements.
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-Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo is designed to meet your data residency requirements while retaining single-tenant administration and full-fidelity collaboration experiences between users as necessary.
+The _Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo Capabilities add-on_ ("_Multi-Geo_") provides enterprise customers with the ability to expand their Microsoft 365 presence to multiple geographic regions ("_Geographies_") within a single existing Microsoft 365 _Tenant_. Customers must license _Multi-Geo_ through the Enterprise Agreement, Web Direct, or CSP* channels. _Multi-Geo_ enables customers to manage data-at-rest locations at a granular level for their users, SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams teams, and Microsoft 365 Copilot content of interactions. _Multi-Geo_ is for enterprise customers who need to store data in multiple _Geographies_ to satisfy data residency requirements, while retaining single-tenant administration and full-fidelity collaboration experiences between users as necessary.
 
-If a customer requires performance optimization functionalities for Microsoft 365, see [Network planning and performance tuning for Microsoft 365](network-planning-and-performance.md) or contact your support group.
+Customers that require performance optimization functionalities for Microsoft 365 should refer to [Network planning and performance tuning for Microsoft 365](network-planning-and-performance.md) or contact their Support group.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat are available for Multi-Geo configuration. For more information about data residency commitments, see [Exchange Online](m365-dr-workload-exo.md), [SharePoint and OneDrive](m365-dr-workload-spo.md), [Microsoft Teams](m365-dr-workload-teams.md#data-residency-commitments-available), and [Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat](m365-dr-workload-copilot.md) for more details.
+> Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat are available for _Multi-Geo_ configuration. For more information about data residency commitments, see [Exchange Online](m365-dr-workload-exo.md), [SharePoint and OneDrive](m365-dr-workload-spo.md), [Microsoft Teams](m365-dr-workload-teams.md#data-residency-commitments-available), and [Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat](m365-dr-workload-copilot.md) for more details.
 
-For a video introduction to Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo, see [SharePoint and OneDrive Multi-Geo to control where your data resides](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do9U3JuROhk).
+For a video introduction on _Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo_, see [SharePoint and OneDrive Multi-Geo to control where your data resides](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do9U3JuROhk).
 
 ## Multi-Geo architecture
 
-In a Multi-Geo environment, your Microsoft 365 _Tenant_ consists of a central location (where your Microsoft 365 subscription was originally provisioned) and one or more satellite locations. In a Multi-Geo enabled _Tenant_, the information about geo locations, groups, and user information, is mastered in Microsoft Entra ID. Because your _Tenant_ information is mastered centrally and synchronized into each geo location, sharing and experiences involving anyone from your company contain global awareness.
+In a _Multi-Geo_ environment, a Microsoft 365 _Tenant_ consists of a _Primary Provisioned Geography_ (where a customer's Microsoft 365 subscription was originally provisioned) _and_ one or more _Satellite Geography_ locations. In a _Multi-Geo_ enabled _Tenant_, the information about _Geography_ locations, groups, and user information, is mastered in _Microsoft Entra ID_. Because a customer's _Tenant_ information is mastered centrally and synchronized into each _Geography_ location, sharing and experiences involving anyone from a customer's organization contain global awareness.
 
 ## Licensing
 
-Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo is available as an add-on to the following Microsoft 365 subscription plans.
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-Enterprise Agreement customers must purchase a quantity of Multi-Geo licenses equal to or greater than 5% of their total eligible users. Similarly, CSP partners must purchase and assign a quantity of Multi-Geo licenses equal to or greater than 5% of their customers' total eligible Microsoft 365 users. For Enterprise customers, user subscription licenses must be on the same Enterprise Agreement as the Multi-Geo Services licenses. Contact your Microsoft account team for details.
+_Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo_ is available as an add-on to the following Microsoft 365 subscription plans:
 
 - Microsoft 365 F1, F3, E3, or E5
 - Office 365 F3, E1, E3, or E5
 - Standalone Exchange Online Plan 1 or Plan 2
 - Standalone OneDrive Plan 1 or Plan 2
 - Standalone SharePoint Plan 1 or Plan 2
 
-**Note that Small Business products do not currently qualify for Multi-Geo, even if they contain elements of the above list.**
+### Minimum Licensing
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+Enterprise Agreement customers must purchase a quantity of _Multi-Geo_ licenses equal to or greater than 5% of their total eligible Microsoft 365 users. Similarly, CSP partners must purchase and assign a quantity of _Multi-Geo_ licenses equal to or greater than 5% of their customers' total eligible Microsoft 365 users. For enterprise customers, user subscription licenses must be on the same Enterprise Agreement as the Multi-Geo Services licenses. Customers should contact their Microsoft account team for details.
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+**Note that Small Business products do not currently qualify for _Multi-Geo_, even if they contain elements of the above list.**
 
-Note that _Multi-Geo Capabilities in Microsoft 365_ is a user-level add-on license. You need a license for each user that you want to host in a _Satellite Geography_ location. You can add more licenses over time as you add users in _Satellite Geography_ locations.
+_Multi-Geo Capabilities in Microsoft 365_ is a user-level add-on license. Customers need a license for each user that they want to host in a _Satellite Geography_ location. Customers can add more licenses over time as they add users in _Satellite Geography_ locations.
 
-There are no Multi-Geo licenses specific to shared resources such as SharePoint Sites, Microsoft 365 Groups, or Microsoft Teams teams. If enough Multi-Geo user licenses have been acquired, then customers are eligible to use Multi-Geo with shared resources without limitation.
+There are no _Multi-Geo_ licenses specific to shared resources such as SharePoint Sites, Microsoft 365 Groups, Shared Mailboxes, or Microsoft Teams teams. If enough _Multi-Geo_ user licenses have been acquired, then customers are eligible to use _Multi-Geo_ with shared resources without limitation.
 
 ## Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo availability
 
-Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo is currently offered in these regions:
+_Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo_ is currently offered in these regions:
 
 [!INCLUDE [Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo locations](../includes/microsoft-365-multi-geo-locations.md)]
 
-To learn more about the definition of each region such as what countries or cities contain the datacenters, see [Overview and Definitions](m365-dr-overview.md).
+To learn more about the definition of each region such as what countries or cities contain the data centers, see [Overview and Definitions](m365-dr-overview.md).
 
-If you utilize Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Standard or Premium, see [Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo eDiscovery configuration](multi-geo-ediscovery-configuration.md) and [Set up compliance boundaries for eDiscovery investigations](/purview/ediscovery-set-up-compliance-boundaries#searching-and-exporting-content-in-multi-geo-environments) for additional information on region usage and data storage as it relates to Microsoft Purview eDiscovery.
+Customers that utilize Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Standard or Premium should refer to [Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo eDiscovery configuration](multi-geo-ediscovery-configuration.md) and [Set up compliance boundaries for eDiscovery investigations](/purview/ediscovery-set-up-compliance-boundaries#searching-and-exporting-content-in-multi-geo-environments) for additional information on region usage and data storage as it relates to Microsoft Purview eDiscovery.
 
 ## Getting started
 
-Whether you're a CSP partner managing your customer’s Microsoft 365 subscriptions or an Enterprise Agreement customer managing your own subscriptions, you can follow these steps to get started with Multi-Geo:
+Whether you are a CSP partner managing your customer’s Microsoft 365 subscriptions or an Enterprise Agreement customer managing your own subscriptions, you can follow these steps to get started with _Multi-Geo_:
 
-1. Ensure that you purchase Multi-Geo for at least 5% of the total eligible users in your Microsoft 365 subscription. Remember that you'll need a license for each user you want to host in a _Satellite Geography_ location.
+1. Ensure that you purchase _Multi-Geo_ for at least 5% of the total eligible users in your Microsoft 365 subscription. Remember that you'll need a license for each user you want to host in a _Satellite Geography_ location.
 
-2. Before you can start using Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo, Microsoft needs to configure your _Tenant_ for Multi-Geo support. This one-time automatic configuration process is triggered after you order the _Multi-Geo Capabilities in Microsoft 365_ and the licenses show up in your _Tenant_. You'll receive workload-specific notifications in the [Microsoft 365 message center](https://support.office.com/article/38FB3333-BFCC-4340-A37B-DEDA509C2093) once the _Tenant_ has completed the configuration process for each workload, and then you may begin configuring and using your Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo capabilities. The time required to configure a _Tenant_ for Multi-Geo support varies from _Tenant_ to _Tenant_, but most _Tenants_ finish within a month after receipt of the feature licenses. Larger or more complex _Tenants_ may require more time to complete the configuration process.
+2. Before you can start using _Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo_, Microsoft needs to configure your _Tenant_ for _Multi-Geo_ support. This one-time automatic configuration process is triggered after you order the _Multi-Geo Capabilities in Microsoft 365_ and the licenses show up in your _Tenant_. You'll receive service-specific notifications in the [Microsoft 365 message center](https://support.office.com/article/38FB3333-BFCC-4340-A37B-DEDA509C2093) once the _Tenant_ has completed the configuration process for each service, and then you may begin configuring and using your _Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo Capabilities_. The time required to configure a _Tenant_ for _Multi-Geo_ support varies from _Tenant_ to _Tenant_, but most _Tenants_ finish within a month after receipt of the feature licenses. Larger or more complex _Tenants_ may require more time to complete the configuration process.
 
 3. Read [Plan your multi-geo environment](plan-for-multi-geo.md).
 
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 6. [Set up search](configure-search-for-multi-geo.md).
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> For more information on the Microsoft 365 services that support Multi-Geo, see the [EXO](m365-dr-workload-exo.md), [ODSP](m365-dr-workload-spo.md) and [Teams](m365-dr-workload-teams.md) workload data residency pages for more details.
+> For more information on the Microsoft 365 services that support _Multi-Geo_, see the [EXO](m365-dr-workload-exo.md), [ODSP](m365-dr-workload-spo.md), [Teams](m365-dr-workload-teams.md), and [Microsoft 365 Copilot](m365-dr-workload-copilot.md) service data residency pages for more details.
 
 ## See also