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Microsoft opens Hyderabad cloud region, expands India AI infrastructure
Microsoft opens Hyderabad cloud region, expands India AI infrastructure
Microsoft has launched its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, its fourth cloud region in the country. The new facility, built with three Availability Zones, is designed to support mission-critical workloads…
The Story in Brief
Microsoft has launched its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, its fourth cloud region in the country. The new facility, built with three Availability Zones, is designed to support mission-critical workloads and AI deployment while meeting India's regulatory and seismic requirements.
The launch builds on Microsoft's announced investments of over $20 billion for India, including $17.5 billion committed for 2026-2029. Early-access customers include Adani Group, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and PB Pay. Telanganatoday.com and Rediff.com report that Azure has registered double-digit growth in India over the past two years.
The Indian Opinion
The headline numbers are impressive, but the real test is whether this capacity translates into lower costs and better services for Indian startups and small businesses, not just large corporates. With $20 billion committed, Indians will rightly watch if jobs, skilling, and local innovation keep pace with infrastructure buildout. Does this investment bring down cloud costs for the average Indian firm, or does it chiefly serve global clients routing data through Hyderabad?
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
