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Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

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The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

Microsoft is continuing to make substantial investments in datacenter infrastructure to support the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services.

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Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

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Artificial Intelligence

Flexible Cooling for AI Growth: How Zonal Architecture Supports Diverse Hardware Needs

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Microsoft deepens commitment to Australia with A$25 billion investment in AI infrastructure, security, and skills

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Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to thousands of nodes with Azure Local

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The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership

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Building AI infrastructure the Community-First way in Canada

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Microsoft announces intent to expand datacenter operations in Cheyenne, accelerating innovation and economic growth

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The Microsoft Cloud: Powering daily life around the planet

Meet the Microsoft Cloud, which securely stores, processes and manages data within one of the largest interconnected networks in the world.

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Sustainability: Transforming concrete into a greener, smarter industry with Microsoft AI

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From a sustainability perspective, these AI innovations have led to measurable outcomes: 2.5 million tons of carbon emissions reduced, $10,000 saved per pour, and profit margins increased by up to 100%.

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Sarah McGuire VP of Business Development, Giatec Scientific

Reliability: Powering 32,000 database transactions per second with Azure

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This was a huge accomplishment. We wanted to be certain that when we did the full cutover to Azure for Customer Hub, we were ready for it. There was no turbulence. There were no issues. We just had a very smooth takeoff.

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Ravi Tellakula Principal Architect, American Airlines

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Trust: A foundation built for serious banking environments

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Azure Red Hat OpenShift provided us with a foundation to move with speed, while being robust enough to run in a serious banking environment. Trust, reliability, and scalability is our license to operate.

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Jamie Burink Chief Growth Officer, Akkuro, by Topicus

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Innovation: Delivering AI-ready governance at scale with Azure

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Since rolling it out, we’ve seen almost 50% less utilization and immediate savings. It also helped us with future capacity growth.

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Naresh Bezawada Head of Infrastructure Cloud Engineering, OneTrust

Community First AI Infrastructure

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Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Pledge

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Microsoft Datacenter Academy

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Building sustainable and connected communities worldwide

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With 80+ announced regions, more than any other cloud provider, Azure makes it easy to choose the datacenter and regions that are right for you and your customers.

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Understanding Microsoft Datacenters

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Illuminating the unseen power of the cloud

Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

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The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

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Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

Flexible Cooling for AI Growth: How Zonal Architecture Supports Diverse Hardware Needs

Microsoft deepens commitment to Australia with A$25 billion investment in AI infrastructure, security, and skills

Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to thousands of nodes with Azure Local

The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership

Building AI infrastructure the Community-First way in Canada

Microsoft announces intent to expand datacenter operations in Cheyenne, accelerating innovation and economic growth

The Microsoft Cloud: Powering daily life around the planet

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Sustainability: Transforming concrete into a greener, smarter industry with Microsoft AI

Reliability: Powering 32,000 database transactions per second with Azure

Trust: A foundation built for serious banking environments

Innovation: Delivering AI-ready governance at scale with Azure

Community First AI Infrastructure

Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Pledge

Microsoft Datacenter Academy

Building sustainable and connected communities worldwide

Azure global infrastructure

Understanding Microsoft Datacenters

Microsoft Datacenters: Illuminating the unseen power of the cloud

Illuminating the unseen power of the cloud

Featured Articles

Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

Try a Guided Virtual Tour

Find the right region for you

Explore upcoming events

The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

Featured

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

Flexible Cooling for AI Growth: How Zonal Architecture Supports Diverse Hardware Needs

Microsoft deepens commitment to Australia with A$25 billion investment in AI infrastructure, security, and skills

Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to thousands of nodes with Azure Local

The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership

Building AI infrastructure the Community-First way in Canada

Microsoft announces intent to expand datacenter operations in Cheyenne, accelerating innovation and economic growth

The Microsoft Cloud: Powering daily life around the planet

Trending Topics

The Quantum Room

Stories

Sustainability: Transforming concrete into a greener, smarter industry with Microsoft AI

Community First AI Infrastructure

Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Pledge

Microsoft Datacenter Academy

Building sustainable and connected communities worldwide

Azure global infrastructure

Understanding Microsoft Datacenters