[DOC-7938][DOC-8747][DOC-7934][DOC-7935] Update Dedicated on Azure co…

…ntent: (#17671) - Remove managed-service backup limitation - Remove multi-region limitation - Add additional regions - Update VM instance family - Update isolation info - Update Dedicated variable references to add CockroachDB - Copyedit FAQ titles to remove excessive redundant references to 'CockroachDB Dedicated on Azure' - Release notes for associated changes
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diff --git a/src/current/_data/cloud_releases.csv b/src/current/_data/cloud_releases.csv
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 2023-08-16,null
 2023-08-22,null
 2023-09-01,null
+2023-09-08,null
diff --git a/src/current/_includes/releases/cloud/2023-09-08.md b/src/current/_includes/releases/cloud/2023-09-08.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+## September 8, 2023
+
+<h3 id="2023-09-08-general-changes"> General changes </h3>
+
+- [Managed-service backups](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/cockroachcloud/use-managed-service-backups?filters=dedicated) are now available for [CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure (Limited Access)](https://cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{site.versions["cockroachcloud"]}}/cockroachdb-dedicated-on-azure).
+
+- New CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure now use [Dsv4-series VMs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/dv4-dsv4-series).
+
+- You can now create new [multi-region](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/multiregion-overview) CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure.
+
+{% capture regions_list %}
+  - `australiaeast`
+  - `canadacentral`
+  - `centralus`
+  - `eastasia`
+  - `eastus`
+  - `germanywestcentral`
+  - `northeurope`
+  - `uksouth`
+  - `westus2`
+{% endcapture %}
+
+- New CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure can be created in additional [cloud regions](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/cockroachcloud/regions?filters=dedicated#azure-regions):
+
+    {{regions_list}}
diff --git a/src/current/cockroachcloud/cockroachdb-dedicated-on-azure.md b/src/current/cockroachcloud/cockroachdb-dedicated-on-azure.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ toc_not_nested: true
 docs_area: deploy
 ---
 
-This page provides information about CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Microsoft Azure, including frequently asked questions and limitations during [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability). To create a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster, refer to [Create Your Cluster]({% link cockroachcloud/create-your-cluster.md %}).
+This page provides information about CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Microsoft Azure, including frequently asked questions and limitations during [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability). To create a cluster, refer to [Create Your Cluster]({% link cockroachcloud/create-your-cluster.md %}).
 
 {{site.data.alerts.callout_info}}
 {% include feature-phases/azure-limited-access.md %}
@@ -18,8 +18,21 @@ During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud
 
 ### Regions
 
-- Multi-region clusters are not yet available.
-- Single-region clusters can be created in the following regions: `eastus2` (US East Coast - Virginia) and `westeurope` (Netherlands)
+{% capture regions_list %}
+  - `australiaeast`
+  - `canadacentral`
+  - `centralus`
+  - `eastasia`
+  - `eastus`
+  - `germanywestcentral`
+  - `northeurope`
+  - `uksouth`
+  - `westus2`
+{% endcapture %}
+
+- Clusters can be created in the following [regions]({% link cockroachcloud/regions.md %}?filters=dedicated#azure-regions):
+
+    {{regions_list}}
 
 ### Editing and scaling
 
@@ -49,82 +62,82 @@ During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud
 
 ## FAQs
 
-### What does limited access refer to regarding the availability of CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure?
+The following sections provide more details about CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure.
 
-CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure is fully managed, just like CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on GCP or AWS. During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability), your CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} organization must be enrolled before you can start using CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure.
+### What is Limited Access and how does it relate to CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure?
+
+CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure is fully managed, like on GCP or AWS. During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability), your {{ site.data.products.db }} organization must be enrolled before you can deploy CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure.
 
 The clusters created during this period are recommended for proof-of-concept and testing, and are not suitable for production. The [CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} Service Level Agreement (SLA)](https://cockroachlabs.com/cloud-terms-and-conditions/cockroachcloud-technical-service-level-agreement/) is not applicable to Azure clusters during limited access. Azure clusters are excluded from premium support agreements during limited access, and technical support is only available during business hours.
 
-### Can we create multi-region dedicated clusters on Azure?
+### Are multi-region clusters supported?
 
-Not yet. During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability), a cluster can be created only in a single region, and a cluster must have three or more nodes. A cluster's nodes are automatically placed in different [availability zones](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview) to ensure resiliency to failure of a single availability zone.
+Yes.
 
-### Is it possible to horizontally scale a dedicated cluster on Azure?
+### Is horizontal scaling supported?
 
 Not yet.
 
-### What Azure regions can we choose to create the dedicated clusters?
+### What Azure regions can we choose?
 
-You can create a cluster in `eastus2` (US East Coast - Virginia) or `westeurope` (Netherlands) during the limited access period. Contact your account team to express interest in other regions.
+Refer to [Azure Regions]({% link cockroachcloud/regions.md %}?filters=dedicated#azure-regions).
 
-### What kind of compute and storage resources are used for the dedicated clusters on Azure?
+### What kind of compute and storage resources are used?
 
-CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure use [Dasv5-series VMs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/dasv5-dadsv5-series) and [Premium SSDs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types#premium-ssds). This configuration was selected for its optimum price-performance ratio after thorough performance testing across VM families and storage types.
+{{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure use [Dsv4-series VMs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/dv4-dsv4-series) and [Premium SSDs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types#premium-ssds). This configuration was selected for its optimum price-performance ratio after thorough performance testing across VM families and storage types.
 
-### We use CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} credits to pay for our usage on AWS or GCP. Is it possible to use those same credits for CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure?
+### Can we use {{ site.data.products.db }} credits to pay for clusters on Azure?
 
 Yes, existing CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} customers can pay for the usage of CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure with their available credits. To add additional credits to your CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} organization, contact your Cockroach Labs account team.
 
-### Does the CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} technical SLA cover the dedicated clusters on Azure?
+### Does the CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} technical SLA cover clusters on Azure?
 
 During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability), the [CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} technical SLA](https://cockroachlabs.com/cloud-terms-and-conditions/cockroachcloud-technical-service-level-agreement/) does not apply to CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure. For more details about the roadmap, contact your Cockroach Labs account team.
 
-### Are backups available for CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure? Can we take our own backups to Azure storage in our tenant?
-
-Customers can [take and restore from their own backups on Azure storage]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}) ([Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/blobs) or [ADLS Gen 2](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-introduction)). Refer to the blog post [CockroachDB locality-aware Backups for Azure Blob](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/locality-aware-backups-azure-blob/) for an example.
+### What backup and restore options are available for clusters on Azure?
 
-[Managed service backups]({% link cockroachcloud/use-managed-service-backups.md %}?filters=dedicated) are not available during the limited access period.
+[Managed-service backups]({% link cockroachcloud/use-managed-service-backups.md %}?filters=dedicated) automatically back up clusters on Azure, and customers can [take and restore from manual backups to Azure storage]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}) ([Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/storage/blobs) or [ADLS Gen 2](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-introduction)). Refer to the blog post [CockroachDB locality-aware Backups for Azure Blob](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/locality-aware-backups-azure-blob/) for an example.
 
-### Is it possible to take encrypted backups for dedicated clusters in Azure?
+### Is it possible to take encrypted backups?
 
-Yes, customers can [take and restore from their own encrypted backups]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}) on Azure storage by using an RSA key stored in [Azure Key Vault](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/keys/about-keys).
+Yes, customers can [take and restore from encrypted backups]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}) on Azure storage by using an RSA key stored in [Azure Key Vault](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/keys/about-keys).
 
-### Are changefeeds available for dedicated clusters in Azure?
+### Are changefeeds available?
 
 Yes, customers can create and configure [changefeeds](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/changefeed-messages) to send data events in real-time from a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster to a [downstream sink](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/changefeed-sinks.html) such as Kafka, Azure storage, or Webhook. [Azure Event Hubs](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/azure-event-hubs-kafka-overview) provides an Azure-native service that can be used with a Kafka endpoint as a sink.
 
-### Can we export logs and metrics from a dedicated cluster on Azure to Azure Monitor or a third-party observability service?
+### Can we export logs and metrics from a cluster on Azure to Azure Monitor or a third-party observability service?
 
 During [limited access](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/cockroachdb-feature-availability), exporting metrics to Datadog is supported. Refer to [Export Metrics From a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} Cluster]({% link cockroachcloud/export-metrics.md %}). It’s not possible to export cluster logs or metrics to Azure Monitor or to another third-party observability service during the limited access period. To express interest in this feature, contact your Cockroach Labs account team.
 
-### Are CockroachDB user-defined functions available for dedicated clusters in Azure?
+### Are CockroachDB user-defined functions available for clusters on Azure?
 
-Yes, [user-defined functions](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/user-defined-functions) are supported for CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure. The same CockroachDB binaries are used across CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} deployment environments, and all SQL features behave the same on Azure as on GCP or AWS, with the exception of multi-region capabilities during the limited access period.
+Yes, [user-defined functions](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/user-defined-functions) are supported for CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure. The same CockroachDB binaries are used across CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} deployment environments, and all SQL features behave the same on Azure as on GCP or AWS.
 
-### Can we use CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure if we are coming from PostgreSQL?
+### Can we migrate from PostgreSQL to CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} on Azure?
 
-CockroachDB supports the [PostgreSQL wire protocol](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol.html) and the majority of PostgreSQL syntax. Refer to [Supported SQL Feature Support](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/sql-feature-support). The same CockroachDB binaries are used across CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} deployment environments, and all SQL features behave the same on Azure as on GCP or AWS, with the exception of multi-region capabilities during the limited access period.
+CockroachDB supports the [PostgreSQL wire protocol](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol.html) and the majority of PostgreSQL syntax. Refer to [Supported SQL Feature Support](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/sql-feature-support). The same CockroachDB binaries are used across CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} deployment environments, and all SQL features behave the same on Azure as on GCP or AWS.
 
-### How are CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure isolated from each other? Do they follow a similar approach like on AWS and GCP?
+### How are clusters on Azure isolated from each other? Do they follow a similar approach as on AWS and GCP?
 
-We follow a similar tenant isolation approach on Azure as on GCP and AWS. During the limited access period, each CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster is created its own unique Azure subscription on a [AKS cluster](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/kubernetes-service) in a unique [VNet](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview). Implementation details are subject to change.
+CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} follows a similar tenant isolation approach on Azure as on GCP and AWS. During the limited access period, each {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster is created on an [AKS cluster](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/kubernetes-service) in a unique [VNet](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview). Implementation details are subject to change.
 
-### Can we use Single-Sign On to sign-in to CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} and manage CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure?
+### Can we use Single-Sign On to sign-in to {{ site.data.products.db }} and manage clusters on Azure?
 
 Yes, [Cloud Organization SSO]({% link cockroachcloud/cloud-org-sso.md %}) is supported. This feature is unrelated to the cluster's deployment environment.
 
-### Is it possible to use a secure and centralized authentication method for CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure?
+### What secure and centralized authentication methods are available for {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters on Azure?
 
 Human users can connect using [Cluster SSO]({% link cockroachcloud/cloud-sso-sql.md %}), [client certificates](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/authentication.html#using-digital-certificates-with-cockroachdb), or the [`ccloud` command]({% link cockroachcloud/ccloud-get-started.md %}) or SQL clients.
 
 Application users can connect using [JWT tokens](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/sso-sql) or [client certificates](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/authentication.html#using-digital-certificates-with-cockroachdb).
 
-### What is the encryption posture for data stored in a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster on Azure?
+### How is data encrypted at rest in a cluster on Azure?
 
 Customer data at rest on cluster disks is encrypted using [server-side encryption of Azure disk storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption). CockroachDB’s [file-based encryption at rest](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{ site.current_cloud_version }}/security-reference/encryption#cockroachdb-self-hosted-clusters) and [Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK)]({% link cockroachcloud/cmek.md %}) are not available during the limited access period. To express interest, contact your Cockroach Labs account team.
 
 All client connections to a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster on Azure, as well as connections between nodes, are encrypted using TLS.
 
-### Are private connectivity methods, such as Private Link, available to securely connect to a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster on Azure?
+### Can we use private connectivity methods, such as Private Link, to securely connect to a cluster on Azure?
 
 You can configure IP allowlisting to limit the IP addresses or CIDR ranges that can access a CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} cluster on Azure. [Azure Private Link](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/private-link/private-link-overview) is not available during the limited access period. To express interest, contact your Cockroach Labs account team.
diff --git a/src/current/cockroachcloud/regions.md b/src/current/cockroachcloud/regions.md
@@ -83,10 +83,18 @@ Western Europe  | `eu-central-1`   | Frankfurt
 
 CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.cloud }} clusters can be deployed in the following [Azure regions](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview#regions):
 
-Geographic Area | Region Name     | Location
-----------------|-----------------|---------
-North America   | `eastus2`       | East Coast - Virginia
-Western Europe  | `westeurope`    | Netherlands
+Geographic Area | Region Name          | Location
+----------------|----------------------|---------
+Asia Pacific    | `australiaeast`      | New South Wales
+                | `eastasia`           | Hong Kong
+North America   | `centralcanada`      | Toronto
+                | `centralus`          | Iowa
+                | `westus2`            | Washington
+                | `eastus`             | Virginia
+                | `eastus2`            | Virginia
+Western Europe  | `germanywestcentral` | Frankfurt
+                | `uksouth`            | London
+                | `westeurope`         | Netherlands
 
 ## GCP regions
 
@@ -122,5 +130,5 @@ Western Europe  | `europe-central2`         | Warsaw
                 | `europe-west3`            | Frankfurt
                 | `europe-west4`            | Eemshaven
                 | `europe-west6`            | Zürich
-                
+
 </section>