27/10/2014
Microsoft to set up three data centers in India
Microsoft has announced that it will offer commercial cloud services — Azure and Office 365 from local data centers in India by end of 2015.According to the Redmond giant, the move is expected to accelerate public and hybrid cloud adoption in the country and organizations will benefit from data sovereignty, lower latency and geo redundancy with availability of local infrastructure. It will compete in the estimated $2 trillion domestic market opportunity with rivals like Google and IBM.Microsoft will set up 3 data centers in three cities in India by the end of 2015. The company did not disclose the investment but said that the initial footprint will be high.Making the announcement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said," Microsoft is deeply committed to helping people and organisations thrive in our mobile-first and cloud-first world — that's why we are proud to offer our commercial cloud services through data centers in India."
