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Hyderabad is the location of Microsoft’s fourth cloud region in India, launched on September 21, 2026. The new South Central cloud region expands Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud infrastructure in the country, alongside existing regions in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai. The launch forms part of Microsoft’s broader $20.5-billion investment commitment to strengthen cloud, operations and artificial intelligence infrastructure in India. India generates around 20% of global data but currently has only about 3% of global data centre capacity. Microsoft also aims to skill 20 million Indians in AI by 2030, including 2 million teachers, supporting the country’s growing AI ecosystem.