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In December 2025, Microsoft announced its largest-ever investment in Asia, committing $17.5 billion USD (approx. ₹1.5 lakh crore) to build a multi-region AI infrastructure hub in India. A major pillar of this project is the new "India South

Microsoft is set to launch the "Taiwan North" Azure region for general availability in 2026, representing its largest investment in Taiwan in over 30 years. The region is designed to comprise multiple data center facilities and is specifica

Microsoft announced a major investment in Czech Republic (Czechia) cloud infrastructure in May 2024, committing CZK 40 billion (approximately $1.7 billion) to establish an Azure region in Prague. The announcement was made during Czech Prime

Microsoft announced a commitment to establish cloud data center infrastructure in Nigeria as part of its Africa expansion strategy. As Africa's most populous country and largest economy, Nigeria represents a significant market for cloud and

Microsoft has committed to establishing cloud and AI infrastructure in Vietnam as part of its $1.5 billion investment in Southeast Asian AI capacity announced in 2024. Vietnam is one of the most strategically important emerging digital mark

The Lordstown AI Campus is a reported 600 MW planned AI data center project in Ohio's Mahoning Valley, described as part of the broader Stargate infrastructure buildout associated with Microsoft and OpenAI. Public reporting around the site

Microsoft announced plans for a new cloud region in Romania in February 2024, backed by a $50 million infrastructure investment — part of Microsoft's broad European AI expansion that also encompasses Poland ($1B), Italy ($1.5B), Germany, an

Microsoft announced a $1.7 billion investment in Argentina's AI and cloud infrastructure in 2024, marking one of the largest foreign technology investments in the country's history. The investment includes a new Azure cloud region serving A

Launched in June 2025, the "Chile Central" region is Microsoft's first data center region in Chile and a major hub for the Southern Cone. Part of the "Transforma Chile" initiative, the region consists of three independent Availability Zones

Microsoft announced a $1 billion investment in Vietnam's AI infrastructure in February 2024, including plans for the country's first Azure cloud region. The investment was announced during President Biden's state visit to Hanoi, underscorin

Microsoft's "Project Fairwater" in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is designed to be the world's most powerful AI data center campus. Spanning over 1,500 acres on the site originally intended for the Foxconn venture, the campus is projected to r

Microsoft announced a $2.9 billion (¥440 billion) investment in April 2024 to significantly expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Japan, its largest-ever investment in the country. This expansion doubles the company’s existing computing

In September 2024, Microsoft announced its largest single investment in Brazil, committing R$14.7 billion ($2.7 billion USD) over three years (2024–2027) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. This expansion focuses

In February 2024, Microsoft launched its first cloud data center region in Mexico, officially named "Mexico Central." Located in the state of Querétaro, the region consists of three Availability Zones, each with separate power, cooling, and

In May 2024, Microsoft announced a $2.2 billion investment in Malaysia, its largest in the country's history. The project includes the development of two distinct cloud regions: Malaysia West in Greater Kuala Lumpur and a second hub in Joho

In April 2024, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the company's largest single investment in Indonesia in its 29-year history. The $1.7 billion USD project focuses on building new data center infrastructure to bring advanced cloud and AI

Microsoft expanded Azure into Austria with a new cloud region in 2024, establishing data residency infrastructure for Austria and extending the DACH (Germany-Austria-Switzerland) coverage footprint alongside existing German regions (West Eu

Announced in May 2024 by CEO Satya Nadella, this project marks Microsoft's first data center region in Thailand. Located in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the infrastructure is designed to provide hyperscale cloud and AI services to m

Microsoft opened its first cloud region in Colombia in 2024, anchored by a $150 million infrastructure investment — the largest single cloud infrastructure commitment in Colombian history at the time. The Bogotá region comprises multiple Av

Microsoft announced the launch of its Azure Austria region in January 2024 with a €1 billion investment commitment. The Austria region is hosted in Vienna and complements Microsoft's existing Germany and Switzerland regions to cover the Ger

Microsoft is executing a A$5 billion (US$3.2 billion) investment in Australia, its largest ever in the country, scheduled for completion by 2026. This project focuses on increasing the number of data center sites from 20 to 29 across Sydney

Microsoft launched the Poland Central region in January 2023 as part of a $1 billion investment in Polish digital infrastructure — its largest single-market investment in Central and Eastern Europe at the time of announcement. The region sp

Microsoft Azure Italy North, launched in 2023, is Microsoft's newest European cloud region and a cornerstone of the company's €4.3 billion commitment to Italian AI and cloud infrastructure announced in 2024. The region offers full Azure AI

Microsoft launched its Portugal cloud region in Lisbon in October 2022, backed by a €143 million investment commitment. The region was established as part of Microsoft's broader European expansion and provides Portuguese enterprises, govern

Inflection AI, founded by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, trained its Pi conversational AI using a high-density GPU cluster at CoreWeave's midwest data center facilities, backed by over $1.3 billio

Microsoft Azure launched its Spain Central region in Madrid in October 2022, backed by a €1.26 billion investment commitment. The region was established to serve Spain's enterprise market with local data residency, supporting compliance wit

Microsoft's West Des Moines campus in Iowa is one of the company's largest data center investments, spanning hundreds of acres with multiple buildings. The Iowa cluster is a key node in Microsoft's Azure AI infrastructure, supporting both g

In June 2024, Microsoft announced a $3.2 billion investment to expand its Sweden Central data center region, specifically to accelerate AI transformation. The expansion includes the deployment of 20,000 advanced GPUs to support high-density

Northern Virginia — and Ashburn specifically — is the world's densest concentration of data center capacity, and Microsoft Azure anchors a large share of it. Across Loudoun and Prince William counties, Microsoft operates multiple hyperscale

Microsoft Azure launched its UAE North region in Dubai in October 2019, making it the first global cloud provider to offer a dedicated UAE cloud region. The region pairs with Azure UAE Central in Abu Dhabi (operated in partnership with G42)

Microsoft Azure's South Africa regions (South Africa North in Johannesburg, South Africa West in Cape Town) are the continent's most significant cloud infrastructure investment. The Johannesburg region is the primary hub for AI workloads ac

Microsoft Azure's Switzerland North region in Zurich launched in September 2019, alongside a companion Switzerland West region in Geneva. The regions were established to serve Switzerland's highly regulated financial services sector (bankin

Microsoft Azure launched its South Africa North region in Johannesburg in October 2019 alongside a companion South Africa West region in Cape Town — becoming the first major hyperscale cloud provider to establish full cloud regions on the A

Microsoft's Azure France Central region, launched in 2018, is one of Microsoft's key European sovereign cloud deployments and houses the primary zone for French government and defense workloads under the "Cloud de Confiance" initiative. The

Microsoft Azure Korea Central — the Seoul region — is Microsoft's primary South Korean cloud and AI infrastructure hub, launched in 2017 alongside the paired Korea South (Busan) region. Operating facilities in the Seoul metropolitan area, i

Microsoft's data center campus in Goodyear, Arizona — in the western Phoenix metro area — is a key node of Azure's West US 3 region and a growing hub for AI inference workloads supporting Microsoft Copilot and the Azure OpenAI Service. Micr

Microsoft Azure UK South — the London region — is Microsoft's primary UK cloud and AI data center, launched in 2016 alongside the paired UK West (Cardiff) region. The London facilities span multiple data centers in the Thames Valley and Gre

Microsoft Azure's Netherlands region — West Europe — is one of the company's primary European cloud hubs, launched in 2014 from data centers in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The region operates across multiple facilities in Noord-Holland

Microsoft's Mecklenburg County campus in Boydton, Virginia is one of the company's earliest and largest US data center investments. Located in the rural Southside Virginia region, the campus spans over 500 acres and supports Microsoft's US

Microsoft Azure North Europe — the Dublin region — is one of Microsoft's two primary European cloud regions (paired with West Europe in Amsterdam). Launched in 2009, it operates multiple data centers across the Greater Dublin area including

Microsoft's Quincy, Washington campus is one of the company's oldest and largest data center investments in the United States. Located in Grant County in eastern Washington State, the campus has been operational since 2007 and has grown int

Microsoft has operated data centers in San Antonio, Texas since 2007, making this one of the company's oldest and most mature US infrastructure investments. The San Antonio cluster, located in the north and northwest quadrants of the city,

"Stargate" is the codename for a multi-phased, five-year infrastructure plan by Microsoft and OpenAI to build the world’s largest AI supercomputing clusters. Originally estimated at $100 billion, the project expanded in January 2026 into a

As part of the multi-billion dollar "Stargate" AI supercomputer buildout, Microsoft and OpenAI are planning a 1.3 GW campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This facility is separate from the flagship Mount Pleasant site and is designed to su

"Project Jupiter" is a key site in the Microsoft-OpenAI "Stargate" infrastructure initiative, located in the Santa Teresa area of Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The planned 1 GW campus is designed to support the next generation of AI supercom

Constellation Energy, in partnership with Microsoft, is restarting the undamaged Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island, rebranded as the **Crane Clean Energy Center**. The facility will provide 835 MW of carbon-free electricity exclusively to

Microsoft’s Fayetteville campus, part of the "Silicon Orchard" expansion, is a flagship AI site expected to go live in early 2026. The facility has an initial capacity of 350 MW, specifically designed to house over 150,000 NVIDIA GPUs for t

Microsoft is building a 300 MW flagship AI data center campus in Zaragoza, Aragón, as part of its multi-billion euro investment in Spanish digital infrastructure. The facility is specifically engineered to host high-density AI workloads for

Microsoft’s 190 MW hyperscale campus in Kemps Creek, Western Sydney, is a central component of its A$5 billion Australian infrastructure expansion. This facility is purpose-built to handle the massive compute requirements of Azure AI and Op

Microsoft's Markham Megaproject, located on Langstaff Road, is a central pillar of the company's multi-billion dollar infrastructure expansion in Canada. With a planned capacity of 112 MW, the facility is specifically engineered to host hig

Microsoft Aotearoa (NZ North) is Microsoft’s first hyperscale data center region in New Zealand, having opened in late 2024 and reaching full operational scale in 2026. The region provides local data residency and advanced AI capabilities v

Microsoft is investing $700 million to expand its hyperscale cloud region near Warsaw, with a target completion date of mid-2026. This expansion focuses on increasing high-performance AI compute capacity for enterprise and public sector use

In May 2024, Microsoft and UAE-based G42 announced a joint $1 billion initiative to build a geothermal-powered data center campus in Olkaria, Kenya. Tapping into the country's rich volcanic heat resources, the facility will run entirely on

Microsoft’s Saudi Arabia East Azure region is a flagship hyperscale cloud development located in Dammam, scheduled to go live in Q4 2026. The region consists of three independent Availability Zones designed for high resilience and sovereign

Announced in early 2025, Kuwait’s first AI-powered Microsoft Azure Region is a cornerstone of the nation’s 2035 Digital Transformation vision. The facility is designed to provide high-performance AI compute and sovereign data hosting for th

Microsoft is developing its first hyperscale data center region in Greece, consisting of three sites in the Eastern Attica area (Spata and Koropi). The flagship ATH04 facility in Spata has a confirmed IT capacity of 19.2 MW and is specifica