Microsoft opens fourth India cloud region, casting Hyderabad as an AI hub for Asia and the Global South

DIGITIMESSeptember 22, 2026en

Microsoft has turned a headline slice of its US$20.5 billion India commitment into operating infrastructure, opening a Hyderabad cloud region it intends to serve customers well beyond India's borders. The move positions the country as a supply base for AI compute at a moment when it generates far more data than it can process at home.

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