“AI is the defining technology of our time.” - Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
Microsoft expansion in India
Microsoft plans to continue investing in artificial intelligence ready data infrastructure in India well beyond 2026. The company is expanding its data centre footprint across Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai, along with additional Jio Azure regions in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Focus on local
India already has 22,000 Microsoft AI engineers, and the company continues to hire. Most openings in India require AI skills across engineering, sales and operations. Microsoft dedicates one day each month to employee skilling so that hiring AI talent does not reduce other opportunities.
Rising momentum
Microsoft India’s revenue and net profit both grew year on year, and its Azure cloud remains the second largest cloud provider in India after Amazon Web Services, holding a 21 percent market share. Customers in healthcare, banking and education are already deploying Copilot powered solutions at scale. Over 1,000 customers are now using Microsoft Azure OpenAI services in India. Many deployments have moved from pilot projects to full production, reflecting broad enterprise confidence. AI is expected to replace mundane tasks, while creating new jobs focused on value added responsibilities.
Competitive environment
Microsoft sees India as a key market due to its long standing presence and trusted position on compliance and security. Analysts believe that while technical partnerships are evolving, the company is well placed to support India’s fast growing enterprise AI needs.
Summary
Microsoft is expanding AI infrastructure in India, boosting hiring and accelerating cloud adoption. With major customers now scaling AI deployments, the company expects significant long term growth driven by secure cloud services and skilled talent.
Food for thought
Can India’s workforce keep pace with the rapid shift from routine jobs to AI driven roles?
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