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Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

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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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Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

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Powering the next wave of AI: Expanding capacity with our new datacenter in Pecos

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Majorana 2 – Microsoft’s Scalable Quantum Processor With Reliable, Long-Lasting Qubits

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From pilots to impact: Malaysia enters next phase of AI-driven transformation

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Artificial Intelligence

One Year of Indonesia Central: Driving Innovation, Empowering the Nation and Beyond

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

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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

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Reliability: Achieving 2x faster latency and 60% higher IOPS with Azure

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Levi Strauss & Co. experienced a 2x improvement in latency and 60% improvement in IOPS, shaved months of migration timelines, and will achieve significant annual savings. The business is embracing agentic AI to become a truly modern frontier firm.

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Shawn Harris Senior Director for Enterprise Platform Services, Levi Strauss & Co.

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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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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

Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

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The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

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Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

Powering the next wave of AI: Expanding capacity with our new datacenter in Pecos

Introducing Majorana 2

Majorana 2 – Microsoft’s Scalable Quantum Processor With Reliable, Long-Lasting Qubits

From pilots to impact: Malaysia enters next phase of AI-driven transformation

One Year of Indonesia Central: Driving Innovation, Empowering the Nation and Beyond

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

The Microsoft Cloud: Powering daily life around the planet

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Microsoft Makes Datacenters Smarter with AI

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

Reliability: Achieving 2x faster latency and 60% higher IOPS 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

Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

Try a Guided Virtual Tour

Find the right region for you

Explore upcoming events

The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

Featured

Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

Powering the next wave of AI: Expanding capacity with our new datacenter in Pecos

Introducing Majorana 2

Majorana 2 – Microsoft’s Scalable Quantum Processor With Reliable, Long-Lasting Qubits

From pilots to impact: Malaysia enters next phase of AI-driven transformation

One Year of Indonesia Central: Driving Innovation, Empowering the Nation and Beyond

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

The Microsoft Cloud: Powering daily life around the planet

Trending Topics

Microsoft Makes Datacenters Smarter with AI

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