topic Re: Should I create Azure storage & Metastore in the same region? in Data Engineering https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9085#M4569 <P>Thanks. </P><P></P><P>But the question is about the region for Storage Account &amp; Metastore. </P> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:20:13 GMT Mado 2023-02-21T00:20:13Z Should I create Azure storage & Metastore in the same region? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9083#M4567 <P>I am going to create a Metasore following the <A href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started" alt="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started" target="_blank">documentation</A>. </P><P></P><P>Regarding the storage account, I don't understand if it should be in the same region as Metastore. </P><P></P><P>From documentation:</P><P></P><PRE><CODE>You can create no more than one metastore per region. It is recommended that you use the same region for your metastore and storage container.</CODE></PRE><P>Is it a recommendation or a must? </P><P></P><P>Another part of the documentation:</P><P></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="image"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/641i8FD9CE911BB08D34/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image" alt="image" /></span>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P></P> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:32:07 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9083#M4567 Mado 2023-02-20T11:32:07Z Re: Should I create Azure storage & Metastore in the same region? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9084#M4568 <P>@Mohammad Saber​&nbsp;: Yes, it is mandatory that the Workspace and metastore are in the same region.</P> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:41:12 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9084#M4568 Sivaprasad1 2023-02-20T17:41:12Z Re: Should I create Azure storage & Metastore in the same region? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9085#M4569 <P>Thanks. </P><P></P><P>But the question is about the region for Storage Account &amp; Metastore. </P> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:20:13 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/should-i-create-azure-storage-metastore-in-the-same-region/m-p/9085#M4569 Mado 2023-02-21T00:20:13Z