Microsoft to Set Up Major New Cloud Region in Hyderabad
On Wednesday, Nadella announced a mega investment of $17.5 billion by 2030 to help build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country’s AI-first future
New Delhi: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday said that after cloud regions in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai, the company plans to set up a south-central cloud region, based in Hyderabad in mid-next year. “I am excited about the data centre capacity the company is setting up in India and that he has discussed the company's investment plan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Nadella said in an event here.
On Wednesday, Nadella announced a mega investment of $17.5 billion by 2030 to help build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country’s AI-first future. “We’re thrilled about all the data centre capacity that is coming live. We already have stuff in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai. We are very excited about our India South Central cloud region, based in Hyderabad, that's going to come up next year,” Nadella said at a Microsoft event here.
The CEO also said that Microsoft’s India South Central cloud region, based in Hyderabad, is set to go live in mid-2026. “We are really excited about the investment we made. I had a chance to meet Prime Minister Modi yesterday (Tuesday) and discussed our excitement about it (investments),” Nadella said.
As India is gearing up to implement the digital personal data protection regime, Microsoft is introducing sovereign public cloud and sovereign private cloud for Indian customers. “I think it is important for people to recognise that with sovereignty, you also want to ensure world-class cyber security and cyber resilience,” Nadella said.
