Microsoft announced its largest investment in Asia to date, committing $17.5 billion to India over four years, spanning from calendar year 2026 to 2029. This capital injection is designed to advance the nation's cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, workforce skilling, and operational capabilities. The funding builds upon a previous $3...
Satya Nadella Pitches Microsoft to Developers and Startups in India
During his visit to India earlier this month, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft projected his company’s technology and programs as ways to help India modernize both its technical and physical infrastructure, reports Fortune. He restated the Microsoft program launched earlier this year which would provide a boost to the startup...
Pune to Host Microsoft Cloud Data Center
Microsoft will launch its data center in Pune city, in the western state of Maharashtra, by the end of this year, said Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman of Microsoft India. Pramanik said that the center “would address the concerns of data sovereignty”. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO had earlier commented that he sees...
Capitalizing on the Indian Online Market
"500 million people will be coming online over the next three to four years on inexpensive smartphones," said Vivek Wadhwa, an Indian-American academic and entrepreneur. "This will create an Internet revolution that will make our (American) dot-com boom seem lame." These soon-to-be connected consumers are also young -- making them...