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Microsoft opens its largest India data centre in Hyderabad.
Azure cloud business is run by Microsoft.
It was strengthening its AI infrastructure as it competes with Google and Amazon for a larger share of the country's fast-growing cloud market.
The facility expands Microsoft's cloud footprint in India to four regions, alongside its existing data centres in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai.
Thus, it was making it the country's largest cloud infrastructure provider.
Cloud infrastructure has become the backbone of AI services.
India’s data centre sector is entering a more mature phase, driven by sustained cloud adoption, AI-led computing demand and rapid enterprise digitalisation.
AWS, Microsoft and Oracle are expanding through owned cloud regions and colocation partnerships.
