Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has unveiled the company’s $3 billion investment to accelerate India’s artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud ecosystem. The announcement came during his keynote session at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru,

IT major Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion in India for the expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, the company's chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.

Microsoft, among the top cloud and AI providers in India, operates three datacenter regions in India and plans to make its fourth ready to go live next year, the company said. The $3 billion investment will be deployed to develop a scalable AI computing ecosystem to serve India’s AI startups and research community.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday outlined the company’s plans to invest $3 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in India. "I am excited to announce the single largest expansion we have ever done in India by putting $3 billion additional dollars to expand our Azure capacity," Nadella said at the Microsoft AI Tour held in BIEC, Bengaluru.

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

Microsoft will invest about $3 billion to expand capacity for artificial intelligence and its Azure cloud-computing services in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, during his visit to Bengaluru on Tuesday, unveiled a plan to strengthen India's digital ecosystem. In his announcement, Nadella revealed a USD 3 billion investment to expand Microsoft's infrastructure in India,

Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, during his visit to India, has announced the company’s plans to invest $3 billion in India in cloud, AI infrastructure, and skilling over the next two years, including the establishment of new data centers. This is the single largest expansion Microsoft has done in India, he said.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company will invest $3 billion in India for the expansion of Azure cloud-computing services and artificial intelligence.Nadella said the $3

Microsoft will invest about $3 billion to expand capacity for artificial intelligence (AI) and its Azure cloud-computing services in India, CEO Satya Nadella said at an event on Tuesday. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru;