Microsoft has launched its fourth cloud region in India, bringing its new India South Central data centre region online in Hyderabad as part of its broader $20.5 billion investment in the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, the company said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hyderabad region has been built with three Availability Zones, providing enterprises with a resilient architecture designed to support mission-critical AI and cloud workloads.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Amazon, Microsoft Double Down On AI Spending, Easing Chip Sector Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n The company said the infrastructure is aligned with India’s regulatory and seismic requirements, enabling customers to run eligible Microsoft Cloud services locally with enterprise-grade security, governance and compliance.<\/p>\n Microsoft also said the Hyderabad data centre will use zero-water cooling technology, supporting its broader sustainability goals alongside expanding renewable energy procurement in India.<\/p>\n With the addition of Hyderabad, Microsoft now operates cloud regions in Pune, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad, giving it what the company describes as India’s largest hyperscale cloud footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n It also runs two data centres in partnership with Jio, further expanding its domestic cloud capacity.<\/p>\n The company said the new region is intended to help organisations accelerate AI adoption by offering low-latency infrastructure closer to where data is generated and processed.\u00a0<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Microsoft Stock Jumps 15%, Meta Plunges 9% As Investors Pick Sides In Big Tech AI Trade<\/a><\/p>\n Microsoft expects the facility to support businesses as they move from AI experimentation to production-scale deployments while meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements.<\/p>\n The Hyderabad cloud region has already attracted early enterprise customers, which plan to use the infrastructure to strengthen business continuity, expand cloud capacity and scale AI-driven applications.<\/p>\n Microsoft President for India and South Asia, Puneet Chandok, said the investment is aimed at strengthening India’s AI ecosystem by combining large-scale infrastructure with security, skills and sovereign-ready cloud capabilities. He added that the company is investing not only to meet rising demand but also to position India as a global leader in AI adoption.<\/p>\n The launch comes as Microsoft’s Azure business continues to gain momentum in the country. The company said Azure has delivered strong double-digit growth in India over the past two years, while enterprise adoption of AI tools has accelerated across sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n Microsoft added that more than 90% of NIFTY 100 companies use Microsoft 365 Copilot, with major IT services firms such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro and LTIMindtree together deploying more than 400,000 Copilot seats.<\/p>\n \n Essential Business<\/a> Intelligence,
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