Opened new data center in Thailand
Present in Thailand on May 1, Mr. Nadella announced an “important commitment” to building a new regional data center in the country along with other initiatives. Microsoft also committed to training AI skills for more than 100,000 people and supporting local developers but did not disclose the scale of investment.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke at the Microsoft Build: AI Day event in Thailand, May 1. Photo: Reuters
In the statement, Mr. Nadella commented that Thailand has an unparalleled opportunity to build an AI-based, digital-first future. At the same time, Microsoft’s investment will help promote growth in the country’s public and private sectors.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Microsoft’s move is an important milestone in the journey to realize the “Ignite Thailand” vision, committed to bringing new opportunities for growth, innovation and prosperity to all people. .
Investing 2.2 billion USD in cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia
On May 2, Microsoft announced an investment of 2.2 billion USD in Malaysia, marking the company’s largest investment ever in the Southeast Asian country. The money is deployed over the next 4 years and spent on many categories, from cloud infrastructure projects, AI, AI training, government cooperation to supporting cybersecurity capacity.
Mr. Nadella expressed his desire to have “world-class infrastructure” right in Malaysia so that all domestic and foreign organizations, developers, and startups can use it. He said the investment will transform Malaysia into a regional hub and the company will train 300,000 Malaysians.
Microsoft CEO revealed that Malaysia has more than 600,000 developers and the number of users of the GitHub software development platform is growing by 20% each year. Microsoft acquired this platform in 2018 for $7.5 billion.
On social networks, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized that Microsoft’s investment demonstrates confidence in Malaysia’s solid economic foundation, clear policy directives along with political stability and friendliness to investors. .
(Theo CNBC, Nikkei)