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Microsoft launches Hyderabad AI cloud hub for India
Microsoft has opened a new cloud-computing region in Hyderabad, India.
Cloud regions are large groups of computers that provide online services.
Microsoft says this location will be especially useful for artificial intelligence.
It has three separate availability zones, which can help businesses keep services running.
Banks and other companies have already started testing it.
Microsoft plans to invest $20.5 billion in India, mainly in AI infrastructure, skills and customer services.
The company says the facility uses almost no water for cooling and keeps customer data in India when required.
Microsoft also wants to train 20 million people in India to use AI by 2030.
Microsoft launched its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, expanding its Indian hyperscale footprint to four regions.
The facility has three availability zones and is designed to support artificial intelligence workloads and regulated industries.
Early customers include Adani Group, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and PB Pay, with trials already underway.
Microsoft’s $20.5 billion India commitment will focus mainly on AI infrastructure, capacity, skills and customer services.
The region uses effectively zero water for cooling and supports Microsoft’s data-sovereignty and sustainability goals.
- Who
- Microsoft, led in this announcement by Puneet Chandok, president of Microsoft India and South Asia.
- What
- Microsoft formally launched its India South Central cloud region, positioning Hyderabad as an AI infrastructure hub.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India.
- When
- Monday; the article does not specify the calendar date.
- Why
- To support growing demand for cloud computing and AI services, including from financial, digital-commerce and other regulated industries.
Key facts
- Investment commitment
- Microsoft has committed $20.5 billion in India.
- Availability zones
- The Hyderabad region has three availability zones.
- Cloud footprint
- The launch brings Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud presence in India to four regions.
- Early customers
- Adani Group, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and PB Pay.
- Latency
- Latency between the availability zones is less than two milliseconds.
- Indian data-center capacity
- India currently has around 2 GW of capacity, projected by Microsoft to reach 12-14 GW by 2035.
- AI training target
- Microsoft aims to train 20 million people in India by 2030, including two million teachers.
Quotes
Puneet Chandok
President of Microsoft India and South Asia
“This is a strategic hub for us, which basically means that all the frontier AI technology, the services that we’re building, we’re bringing to Hyderabad.”
financialexpress.com
“We want AI to reach every classroom, not just every boardroom.”
financialexpress.com
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