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Microsoft Opens India South Central Datacenter Region in Telangana
Microsoft has opened a new place in Telangana where computers can store data and run online services.
This facility is called the India South Central datacenter region.
It is Microsoft’s fourth cloud region in India.
The facility has three zones to help keep services reliable and allow it to grow.
It will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence projects.
Telangana wants to build much more datacenter capacity by 2029.
The state says more than 2.5 GW is already operating or being developed.
Officials and Microsoft said the project could strengthen Hyderabad’s technology ecosystem.
Microsoft opened its India South Central datacenter region in Telangana on Thursday, September 24.
The facility is Microsoft’s fourth cloud region in India and uses a resilient three-zone architecture.
Telangana is targeting 5 GW of datacenter capacity by 2029, according to IT Minister D Sridhar Babu.
The state said more than 2.5 GW of datacenter capacity is operational or under development.
Microsoft said the region will support cloud services, artificial intelligence, digital innovation and technology growth.
- Who
- Microsoft, Telangana IT Minister D Sridhar Babu, and Microsoft India executives Rajiv Kumar and Puneet Chandok.
- What
- Microsoft opened the India South Central datacenter region, its fourth cloud region in India.
- Where
- Chandanvelly in Telangana’s Rangareddy district, near Hyderabad.
- When
- Thursday, September 24; the year is not specified in the report.
- Why
- To expand Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure in India and support digital innovation and technology growth.
Key facts
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Facility
- India South Central datacenter region
- Location
- Chandanvelly, Rangareddy district, Telangana
- Architecture
- Resilient three-zone design
- India footprint
- Microsoft’s fourth cloud region in India
- Telangana target
- 5 GW of datacenter capacity by 2029
- Current or developing capacity
- More than 2.5 GW across major global and Indian operators
Quotes
D Sridhar Babu
Telangana IT Minister who inaugurated Microsoft’s datacenter region.
“This is bringing together the infrastructure, talent, academia and innovation we need to build a truly global technology ecosystem. We are building on this foundation with an ambition for Telangana to reach 5 GW of datacenter capacity by 2029 and attract around USD 30 billion in investment.”
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“From engineering innovation to cloud infrastructure and AI, Hyderabad has demonstrated the talent, ambition and ecosystem that will shape the future of technology.”
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Puneet Chandok
President of Microsoft India and South Asia.
“India’s AI opportunity belongs to those who move from intent to action—and in Hyderabad, we have. India South Central is live: our fourth cloud region in India, the largest hyperscale cloud footprint in the country, with some of India’s most trusted institutions already building on it.”
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