If I run a model such as Claude Opus 5 when I send the request where is it processed?

James Hansen 0 Reputation points
2026-09-17T22:50:13.7933333+00:00

Reviewing technical requirements and new to AI Foundry.

Lets say I send a request to a model such as Opus 5 where is it processed? Canada?

I stage a application in Canadian region and send requests to the model. Does all communications and data stay with Canada?

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  1. Deepanshu katara 18,230 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-18T05:43:17.2533333+00:00

    Hello James, Welcome to MS Q&A

    Yes, but the key point is that deploying the application in a Canadian Azure region alone does not guarantee that all AI processing happens in Canada.

    For Microsoft Foundry, data residency depends on the model hosting option and deployment type:

    Claude hosted on Azure: Prompts and outputs are processed on Azure infrastructure. Data at rest is stored in the selected Azure geography, while processing depends on the deployment type.

    Regional/Standard deployment: Inference is processed in the region associated with the deployment, where that option is available.

    Global deployment: Requests may be processed in other Azure regions where the model is available, even if the Foundry resource/application is deployed in Canada.

    Claude hosted on Anthropic infrastructure: Processing may occur outside Azure and outside the selected Azure region.

    Therefore, if the requirement is "all customer data and AI inference must remain in Canada," we need to explicitly validate the model hosting option, deployment type, supported Canadian region, and any associated Agent/tool/logging data flows rather than relying only on the application region.

    Microsoft reference: Microsoft Learn – Data, privacy, and security for Claude models in Microsoft Foundry

    Microsoft Learn – Compare hosting options for Claude models in Microsoft Foundry

    Microsoft Learn – Region availability and deployment types

    Pls check and let me know if any ques

    Thanks
    Deepanshu

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