Microsoft launches India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad
Microsoft has expanded its cloud infrastructure in India by launching a new region in Hyderabad to support growing AI and data demands. The facility emphasizes sustainability and sovereign-ready compute capacity to meet the needs of local enterprises and government sectors.
Why it matters
The expansion highlights India's growing role as a global data hub and the increasing necessity for localized AI infrastructure to support national digital growth.
Microsoft on Monday launched its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, adding a major new piece to India’s AI and cloud infrastructure. The move gives Microsoft four cloud regions in India including Pune, Chennai and Mumbai and strengthens its position as the country’s largest hyperscale cloud provider by footprint.
Microsoft framed it as part of the broader shift from digital public infrastructure to AI infrastructure, arguing that India’s next wave of growth will depend on reliable, sovereign-ready compute capacity, local data residency, and trusted cloud services.
“India is generating 20% of the world’s data, but only has 3% of data capacity,” said Puneet Chandok, Microsoft India and South Asia President. He also added that India currently has 2 GW data centre capacity which is likely to rise between 12-14 GW by 2035.
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