AtlasGov Azure Government
Parent: MongoDB Atlas on Azure · Published reference · snapshot 2026-10-24 · skill mongodb-cohort-949f44190f7a
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Definitions
- For AtlasGov API project creation, standard-region usage is the default; government-only projects require regionUsageRestrictions set to GOV_REGIONS_ONLY. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-14) [source]
- AtlasGov is a fully managed cloud database for US federal agencies and state, local, and education entities. Its documentation warns that AtlasGov has restrictions and feature differences from commercial Atlas. (high confidence) [source]
Structure and components
- Do not infer AtlasGov Azure Government availability from commercial Azure support or generic government branding: Microsoft documents separate service-availability checks, while AtlasGov explicitly excludes Azure and the commercial Atlas changelog contains an unexplained Azure-government backup entry. (high confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-20) [source]
Problems, failure modes and limitations
- The general Atlas changelog’s April 2026 section says cloud backup support was enabled for clusters in the Microsoft Azure government environment. The entry does not explicitly identify AtlasGov or its authorization boundary, so it cannot by itself establish general AtlasGov availability on Azure Government. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-20) [source]
- AtlasGov projects must choose standard or government region usage when created, and cannot deploy clusters across both classes in one project. (high confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-14) [source]
- AtlasGov projects must choose standard or government region usage at creation and cannot mix those region categories. The API defaults new projects to standard regions; government-region projects require regionUsageRestrictions set to GOV_REGIONS_ONLY. That setting is not evidence of Azure Government support. (high confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-14) [source]
Facts and statements
- In the AtlasGov documentation snapshots dated October 14, 2026, Azure is explicitly unavailable for all API resources. The supported-provider page lists AWS GovCloud, selected AWS commercial regions, and GCP Assured Workloads, with no Azure Government offering. This establishes the documented AtlasGov support boundary; it does not resolve the conflicting general Atlas changelog entry. (high confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-14) [source]
- Azure Government uses physically isolated US datacenters and networks and validates customer eligibility. Microsoft directs customers to check Azure Government service availability and differences from global Azure. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-05-19) [source]
- AWS Prescriptive Guidance lists MongoDB Atlas for Government (US) among MongoDB offerings available through AWS Marketplace; this purchasing path is not evidence of Azure Government hosting. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-24) [source]
- An IsDown reproduction of MongoDB’s October 23, 2025 federated-login incident says a small number of federated users could be unable to sign in to Atlas or the Support Portal. It says Atlas for Government users could log in at cloud.mongodbgov.com; existing logins and cluster health were unaffected. This is a historical login incident, not evidence of Azure Government hosting. (low confidence) [source]
- Azure Government uses physically isolated US datacenters and networks. Microsoft adds contractual commitments for US customer-data storage and screened US-person access, and validates customer eligibility. These Azure Government properties alone establish no AtlasGov deployment support. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-05-19) [source]
- FedRAMP’s registry identifies AtlasGov package FR2122150307 as FedRAMP Certified, Class C (Moderate), with certification since January 18, 2023. This registry entry does not establish FedRAMP High or a DoD impact-level authorization for AtlasGov. (low confidence) (verified as of 2026-10-24) [source]
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