USD 3 bn investment for cloud expansion in India , train 10 mn Indians on AI: Nadella

Bengaluru: IT firm Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion in India for the expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, the company's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.

There is a fantastic momentum in India where people are pushing for a multi-agent kind of deployment.

"I am really really excited to announce the single largest expansion we have ever done in India by putting USD 3 billion additional dollars to expand our Azure capacity," Nadella said.

Thrilled to announce our new investments in AI infrastructure and skilling in India to help accelerate the country’s AI transformation. https://t.co/e2y7hc6Sko

— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) January 7, 2025

He said that the company is doing a lot of regional expansions in India.

Nadella said that Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organisation in India drives the company.

"To that end it is about being able to ensure that the human capital of this country can continue to scale, take advantage of immense opportunity and potential the technology has. That's why we are very excited to announce today our commitment, which we have always had, to train 10 million people around AI skills by 2030," Nadella said.