Microsoft Azure Launches New Cloud Region in India (India South Central) with AI Readiness Focus

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its fourth datacenter region in India, located in Hyderabad, Telangana. This new India South Central region provides customers with local, secure, and state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure, with a key focus on AI readiness. The expansion aims to support the growing demand for cloud and AI services, facilitate customer digital transformation, ensure local data residency, improve latency, and provide resilient cloud capacity across India.