Microsoft Datacenters: Illuminating the unseen power of the cloud

Microsoft datacenters

Illuminating the unseen power of the cloud
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The Backbone of Microsoft Cloud: Our Datacenters

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Microsoft is continuing to make substantial investments in datacenter infrastructure to support the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. This year, we’re investing $80 billion toward the development of AI-enabled datacenters around the world.

  • 80+ Azure regions

  • 500+ Datacenters worldwide

  • 800k+ Kilometers of network

  • 190+ Network PoPs

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Cloud benefits realized

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Sustainability

We’re leading a global community committed to reducing energy use, transitioning to a more carbon-neutral grid, and promoting a greener future with sustainable and innovative technologies.

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In this episode, explore how Kilimo uses AI to make precise irrigation decisions. “We help farmers make better irrigation decisions using data and AI to improve efficiency of water use at the farm.”

Jairo Trad, Founder & CEO Kilimo

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Reliability

The Microsoft network connects more than 60 datacenter regions, 300 datacenters, 190 points of presence, and over 175,000 miles of terrestrial and subsea fiber worldwide, which connects to the rest of the internet at strategic global edge points of presence.

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Protocall realizes 45% cost savings with migration to Microsoft Azure environment designed and managed by Atmosera. “One of the benefits of working with Atmosera is that all we focus on is Azure. It’s all we do, every day. We’re the experts.”

Jon Thomsen, CEO

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Comgás modernized its technology park to operate 100% in the cloud and expands the use of advanced data analytics. “We’ve come to the cloud environment with a range of product and service options …. Our processing capacity and availability has become scalable and more efficient as we no longer have idle technology resources.”

Marcos Vinicius Cavalcante, Head of Corporate Architecture and Cloud Infrastructure, Comgás

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Trust

We offer an industry-leading cloud platform with the most comprehensive compliance coverage available today that enables our users to own their data, control it, and choose where it’s located—all backed by in-depth security that keeps their data safe.

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Syndigo accelerated digital commerce for its customers by more than 40% with Azure. “When we tell leading brands, manufacturers, and retailers that we’re 100% software as a service and 100% built on Microsoft, that builds confidence and trust.”

Dominic Citino, Senior Vice President, Alliances, Syndigo

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Innovation

We are constantly pushing the boundaries of technological advancements to our services and our cloud infrastructure so our users can do more with less. 

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CompuData grows 25% year over year, increases cloud revenue by 250% by migrating from private cloud to Microsoft Azure with Ingram Micro. “Managing and maintaining a private datacenter as we scaled up was just not cost effective.”

Ed Guarrieri, Chief Operating Officer at CompuData

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Xome increased productivity by 20% with migration to the Microsoft Cloud. “I think it is a great example for why any business could make the cloud migration and do it successfully. The future is very bright because of this move.”

Kass Eisenmenger, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Xome

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CLOUD CULTURES

The Intersection of Tradition & Innovation with Azure

Cutting Edge AI Infrastructure

AI + Azure working together

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Azure global infrastructure

With 70+ 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

The new Microsoft Datacenters press site

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