Microsoft has been focussing a lot on its cloud services – a segment where the company is facing competition from the likes of Google. India's evidently a big market for Microsoft, which is now aiming to push public and hybrid cloud adoption in the country. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella during a very brief event in Delhi today announced offering commercial cloud services - Azure and Office 365, in India from local datacenters by the end of 2015.
Microsoft hopes local enterprise segment will benefit from data sovereignty, lower latency and geo redundancy with the availability of local infrastructure. Pointing out a growth of over 100 percent in revenue in the past year, the company hopes local hosting will help push cloud adoption and benefit sectors such as banking, finance, insurance, government enterprises and departments and so on.
“Microsoft is committed to helping people and organizations thrive in our mobile-first and cloud-first world - that’s why we are proud to offer our commercial cloud services through datacenters in India,” says Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “With more than 250 million Indians using Internet-connected devices today, there is incredible demand and opportunity for India with Microsoft’s cloud services.”
Satya Nadella addressing media in Delhi
“By offering our cloud services through local datacenters, we can help make Digital India a reality,” adds Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India. “This opens new possibilities in e-governance, financial inclusion, healthcare and education, and will help us positively impact the lives of a billion people.”
You can find out more information about Microsoft's local datacenters here
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