diff --git a/infra/deploy.sh b/infra/deploy.sh
index 06e88a1..1ef0577 100755
--- a/infra/deploy.sh
+++ b/infra/deploy.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ exitIfValueEmpty () {
     fi
 }
 
+exitIfThresholdExceeded () {
+    local value=$1
+    local threshold=$2
+    local msg=$3
+    # throw an error if input value exceeds threshold
+    if [ $value -ge $threshold ]; then
+        errorBanner
+        printf "$msg\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
 versionCheck () {
     # assume the version is in the format major.minor.patch
     local TOOL=$1
@@ -337,6 +349,53 @@ deployAzureResources () {
     assignAOAIRoleToManagedIdentity
 }
 
+validateSKUs() {
+    # Run SKU validation functions unless skip flag is set
+    if [ $2 = true ]; then
+        checkSKUAvailability $1
+        checkSKUQuotas $1
+    fi
+}
+
+checkSKUAvailability() {
+    # Function to validate that the required SKUs are not restricted for the given region
+    printf "Checking Location for SKU Availability... "
+    local location=$1
+    local sku_checklist=("standard_d4s_v5" "standard_d8s_v5" "standard_e8s_v5")
+    for sku in ${sku_checklist[@]}; do
+        local sku_check_result=$(
+            az vm list-skus --location $location --size $sku --output json
+        )
+        local sku_validation_listing=$(jq -r .[0].name <<< $sku_check_result)
+        exitIfValueEmpty $sku_validation_listing "SKU $sku is restricted for location $location under the current subscription."
+    done
+    printf "Done.\n"
+}
+
+checkSKUQuotas() {
+    # Function to validation that the SKU quotas would not be exceeded during deployment
+    printf "Checking Location for SKU Quota Usage... "
+    local location=$1
+    local vm_usage_report=$(
+        az vm list-usage --location $location
+    )
+
+    # Check quota for Standard DSv5 Family vCPUs
+    local dsv5_usage_report=$(jq -c '.[] | select(.localName | contains("Standard DSv5 Family vCPUs"))' <<< $vm_usage_report)
+    local dsv5_limit=$(jq -r .limit <<< $dsv5_usage_report)
+    local dsv5_currVal=$(jq -r .currentValue <<< $dsv5_usage_report)
+    local dsv5_reqVal=$(expr $dsv5_currVal + 12)
+    exitIfThresholdExceeded $dsv5_reqVal $dsv5_limit "Not enough Standard DSv5 Family vCPU quota for deployment."
+    
+    # Check quota for Standard ESv5 Family vCPUs
+    local esv5_usage_report=$(jq -c '.[] | select(.localName | contains("Standard ESv5 Family vCPUs"))' <<< $vm_usage_report)
+    local esv5_limit=$(jq -r .limit <<< $esv5_usage_report)
+    local esv5_currVal=$(jq -r .currentValue <<< $esv5_usage_report)
+    local esv5_reqVal=$(expr $esv5_currVal + 8)
+    exitIfThresholdExceeded $esv5_reqVal $esv5_limit "Not enough Standard ESv5 Family vCPU quota for deployment."
+    printf "Done.\n"
+}
+
 assignAOAIRoleToManagedIdentity() {
     printf "Assigning 'Cognitive Services OpenAI Contributor' role to managed identity... "
     local servicePrincipalId=$(jq -r .azure_workload_identity_principal_id.value <<< $AZURE_OUTPUTS)
@@ -570,12 +629,13 @@ deployDockerImageToACR() {
 ################################################################################
 usage() {
    echo
-   echo "Usage: bash $0 [-h|d|g] -p <deploy.parameters.json>"
+   echo "Usage: bash $0 [-h|d|g|s] -p <deploy.parameters.json>"
    echo "Description: Deployment script for the GraphRAG Solution Accelerator."
    echo "options:"
    echo "  -h     Print this help menu."
    echo "  -d     Disable private endpoint usage."
    echo "  -g     Developer mode. Grants deployer of this script access to Azure Storage, AI Search, and CosmosDB. Will disable private endpoints (-d) and enable debug mode."
+   echo "  -s     Skip validation of SKU availability and quota for a faster deployment"
    echo "  -p     A JSON file containing the deployment parameters (deploy.parameters.json)."
    echo
 }
@@ -583,9 +643,10 @@ usage() {
 [ $# -eq 0 ] && usage && exit 0
 # parse arguments
 ENABLE_PRIVATE_ENDPOINTS=true
+VALIDATE_SKUS_FLAG=true
 GRANT_DEV_ACCESS=0 # false
 PARAMS_FILE=""
-while getopts ":dgp:h" option; do
+while getopts ":dgsp:h" option; do
     case "${option}" in
         d)
             ENABLE_PRIVATE_ENDPOINTS=false
@@ -594,6 +655,9 @@ while getopts ":dgp:h" option; do
             ENABLE_PRIVATE_ENDPOINTS=false
             GRANT_DEV_ACCESS=1 # true
             ;;
+        s)
+            VALIDATE_SKUS_FLAG=false
+            ;;
         p)
             PARAMS_FILE=${OPTARG}
             ;;
@@ -626,6 +690,7 @@ createSshkeyIfNotExists $RESOURCE_GROUP
 
 # Deploy Azure resources
 checkForApimSoftDelete
+validateSKUs $LOCATION $VALIDATE_SKUS_FLAG
 deployAzureResources
 
 # Deploy the graphrag backend docker image to ACR