Microsoft announces investment in Italy of $1.5 billion to accelerate digital transformation
The outbreak of the new coronavirus has caused a serious impact on most companies worldwide, but thanks to the strong growth in demand for cloud services, Microsoft may not be affected much.
Affected by the new coronavirus, the surge in demand for remote office and remote audio and video conferencing companies has also made Microsoft’s cloud computing products continue to reach a new peak.
Therefore, this seems to be an opportunity for Microsoft. Microsoft is intensively investing in the establishment of new data centers around the world to meet the needs of local enterprises.
Earlier Microsoft had announced the establishment of new cloud data centers in Poland and New Zealand, and now Microsoft continues to announce new plans to establish data centers in Milan, Italy.
Microsoft said in a press release that it will launch a five-year investment plan of 1.5 billion US dollars in Italy, which includes the establishment of a new data center in Milan, Italy.
This data center is Microsoft’s first data center in Italy and Milan’s first data center. At present, Microsoft’s data centers in Europe are mainly concentrated in Germany, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Spain.
The establishment of a new data center in Italy not only meets the needs of Italian consumers and business users but also meets local compliance requirements.
Microsoft has not disclosed when the Milan data center will go live, but the new data center construction cycle usually only takes one year, so it should be online soon.
Italy is very affected by the new coronavirus epidemic this time, and this epidemic also has a huge impact on Italian people’s livelihood, education, and enterprises.
Microsoft said that the investment provided to Italy will help accelerate the recovery of the Italian economy and accelerate the digital transformation of local companies and government agencies.
Microsoft said it will work with local partners to provide skills training to 1.5 million students, professionals, and the unemployed, helping companies recover and accelerate innovation.
