Merge pull request #5141 from martin77s/main

new regional availability in the UAE

Author: aditisrivastava07

defender-for-identity/architecture.md

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 title: Architecture | Microsoft Defender for Identity
 description: Learn about the Microsoft Defender for Identity system architecture and related components.
-ms.date: 09/14/2023
+ms.date: 09/28/2025
 ms.topic: overview
 #CustomerIntent: As a Defender for Identity user, I want to understand the relevant components and how they interact with the rest of my environment so that I can best use Defender for Identity features.
 ms.reviewer: morRubin
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Defender for Identity sensors can be directly installed on the following servers
   - **Domain controllers**: The sensor directly monitors domain controller traffic, without the need for a dedicated server, or configuration of port mirroring.
   - **AD FS / AD CS**: The sensor directly monitors network traffic and authentication events.
 - **Defender for Identity cloud service**  
-Defender for Identity cloud service runs on Azure infrastructure and is currently deployed in Europe, UK, Switzerland, North America/Central America/Caribbean, Australia East, Asia, and India. Defender for Identity cloud service is connected to Microsoft's intelligent security graph.
+Defender for Identity is a cloud-based service that operates on Azure infrastructure and is currently deployed across [multiple regions](/defender-for-identity/privacy-compliance/#data-location).
 
 ## Microsoft Defender portal
 

defender-for-identity/whats-new.md

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 ## September 2025
 
+### New Regional Availability: United Arab Emirates
+Defender for Identity data centers are now also deployed in the United Arab Emirates, North and Central regions. For the most current list of regional deployments, see [Defender for Identity data locations](/defender-for-identity/privacy-compliance/#data-location).
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 ### New API support for unified agent 
 We are excited to announce the availability of a new Graph-based API for managing unified agent server actions in Microsoft Defender for Identity.
 This capability is currently in preview and available in API Beta version.