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Summary
Viva Pulse empowers leaders and managers to seek and act on feedback when it matters. Using research-backed templates, teams can quickly share their experience and suggestions, and reporting helps managers pinpoint what is working well and which areas to focus on over time.
Learn more about Microsoft Viva Pulse.
Data residency for Viva Pulse
Viva Pulse data residency is limited to two regions, West US and EU, for data stored at rest, which constitutes metadata for the Pulses authored and responded to, as well as reports generated for those Pulses.
West US data residency
Required conditions:
- Tenant has a tenant hosting location country/region that's non-EU.
- Tenant has a valid Viva Pulse license.
EU data residency
Required conditions:
- Tenant has a tenant hosting country/region included in European Union Data Boundary (EUDB).
- Tenant has a valid Viva Pulse license.
User experience
Viva Pulse data residency is seamless to the end user. The application will appropriately redirect the user to the correct region where their organizational data is hosted.
How can I determine customer data location?
Viva Pulse research-backed templates and customized templates are stored in Azure Cosmos DB in West US or EU depending on the tenant’s hosting location.
How long is my Viva Pulse data stored for?
Viva Pulse research-backed templates and customized templates are stored in Azure Cosmos DB in West US or EU depending on the tenant’s hosting location. This data is held indefinitely as long as the tenant maintains an active Pulse subscription or till the tenant chooses to delete their data. Until September 1, 2025, Pulse instances authored in Viva Pulse were stored in Microsoft Forms, along with all the responses to the Pulse. Data in Microsoft Forms was deleted immediately if the Pulse request closes with less than minimum response threshold for report generation. If the Pulse request closed with the report being successfully generated, we will hold the corresponding Forms data indefinitely as long as the tenant maintains an active Pulse subscription or till the tenant chooses to delete their data.