Merge pull request #889 from HeidiSteen/heidist-regions

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articles/search/search-create-service-portal.md

@@ -93,34 +93,34 @@ If you use multiple Azure services, putting all of them in the same region minim
 
 Generally, choose a region near you, unless the following considerations apply:
 
-+ Your nearest region is [at capacity for specific tiers or all tiers](search-sku-tier.md#region-availability-by-tier). One advantage to using the Azure portal for resource setup is that it provides only those regions and tiers that are available.
++ Your nearest region is [at capacity](search-sku-tier.md#region-availability-by-tier). One advantage to using the Azure portal for resource setup is that it provides only those regions and tiers that are available.
 
-+ You want to use Azure Storage for indexer-based indexing or you need to store application data that isn't in an index. Debug session state, enrichment caches, and knowledge stores are Azure AI Search features that have a dependency on Azure Storage. The region you choose for Azure Storage has implications for network security. Specifically, if you're setting up a firewall, you should place the resources in separate regions. For more information, see [Outbound connections from Azure AI Search to Azure Storage](search-indexer-securing-resources.md).
++ You want to use integrated data chunking and vectorization or built-in skills for AI enrichment. Integrated operations have region requirements.
 
-+ You want to use integrated data chunking and vectorization or built-in skills for AI enrichment. Integrated operations require services to coexist in the same region.
++ You want to use Azure Storage for indexer-based indexing or you need to store application data that isn't in an index. Debug session state, enrichment caches, and knowledge stores are Azure AI Search features that have a dependency on Azure Storage. The region you choose for Azure Storage has implications for network security. Specifically, if you're setting up a firewall, you should place the resources in *separate regions*. For more information, see [Outbound connections from Azure AI Search to Azure Storage](search-indexer-securing-resources.md).
 
 ### Checklist for choosing a region
 
 1. Is Azure AI Search available in a nearby region? Check the [supported regions list](search-region-support.md).
 
-1. Do you have a specific tier in mind? Tiers are covered in the next step. Check [region availability by tier](search-sku-tier.md#region-availability-by-tier) for tier restrictions.
+1. Do you have a specific tier in mind? Check [region availability by tier](search-sku-tier.md#region-availability-by-tier).
 
 1. Do you have business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) requirements? Create two or more search services in [regional pairs](/azure/availability-zones/cross-region-replication-azure#azure-paired-regions) within [availability zones](search-reliability.md#availability-zones). For example, if you're operating in North America, you might choose East US and West US, or North Central US and South Central US, for each search service.
 
 1. Do you need [AI enrichment](cognitive-search-concept-intro.md), [integrated data chunking and vectorization](vector-search-integrated-vectorization.md), or [multimodal image search](search-get-started-portal-image-search.md)? Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI multiservice must coexist in the same region.
 
-   + Start with [Azure OpenAI regions](/azure/ai-services/openai/concepts/models#model-summary-table-and-region-availability) because it has the most variability. Azure OpenAI provides embedding models and chat models for RAG and vector search for integrated data chunking and vectorization. 
+   + Start with [Azure OpenAI regions](/azure/ai-services/openai/concepts/models#model-summary-table-and-region-availability) because it has the most variability. Azure OpenAI provides embedding models and chat models for RAG and integrated vectorization. 
 
    + Check [Azure AI Search regions](search-region-support.md) for a match to your Azure OpenAI region. If you're using OCR, entity recognition, or other skills backed by Azure AI, the **AI Integration** column indicates whether Azure AI multiservice is in the same region as Azure AI Search.
 
-   + Check [multimodal embedding regions](/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/overview-image-analysis#region-availability) if you want  multimodal APIs for image search. This API is accessed through an Azure AI multiservice account, but it's available in fewer regions than Azure AI multiservice in general.
+   + Check [multimodal embedding regions](/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/overview-image-analysis#region-availability) for multimodal APIs and image search. This API is accessed through an Azure AI multiservice account, but it's available in fewer regions than Azure AI multiservice in general.
 
 ### Regions with the most overlap
 
 Currently, the following regions offer cross-region among all three services (Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Vision multimodal). This list isn't definitive, and there might be more choices beyond the regions listed here depending on the tier. Also, region status can change quickly, so be sure to confirm region choice before installing.
 
-+ Americas: West US
-+ Europe: France Central, North Europe, Sweden Central
++ **Americas**: West US
++ **Europe**: France Central, North Europe, Sweden Central
 
 ## Choose a tier