• Microsoft launched its India South Central datacenter region in Hyderabad, its fourth cloud region in India, expanding local hyperscale capacity for AI workloads.
• The Hyderabad region runs across three availability zones, targeting data residency, resilience, business continuity, sovereign-ready controls.
• Expansion builds on a USD 3 billion India cloud and AI infrastructure investment announced in January 2025, followed by USD 17.5 billion in December 2025.
• Microsoft said early demand is coming from financial services, digital platforms, diversified enterprises seeking capacity for mission-critical applications.
• Region uses air-cooled chillers designed for zero-water cooling, aligning with Microsoft’s 2030 carbon negative, water positive, zero waste targets.

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