Microsoft Announces $3 Billion Investment to Expand Azure in India Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Microsoftโs largest investment in India yet, a $3 billion commitment to expand Azureโs infrastructure in the country, at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The investment will scale Microsoftโs regional cloud infrastructure to bolster AI and computing capabilities. Emphasising the importance of infrastructure for AI innovation, Nadella said, โAI doesnโt sit on its own; it requires the entire compute stack.โ He highlighted that Microsoft has built over 60 regions and 300 data centres worldwide, including existing regions in Central India, South India, and West India. The additional investment is set to scale up Microsoftโs data centre operations across India. Speaking about the importance of infrastructure in AI development, Nadella said, โInfrastructure needs to be the highest priority, and we are innovating at every layer of it.โ
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