Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that by the end of 2015 it will offer commercial cloud services- Azure and Office 365 from local datacenters in India.
Satya Nadella in his first visit to India as Microsoft CEO said," Microsoft is deeply 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. With more than 250 million Indians using internet-connected devices today, there is incredible demand and opportunity for India with Microsoft's cloud services."
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The Cloud services from Microsoft is expected to accelerate public and hybrid cloud adoption in the country with organizations benefiting from data sovereignty, lower latency and geo redundancy with the availability of local infrastructure.
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In the past year Microsoft’s cloud services have grown more than 100% in revenue and the commitment to offer locally hosted services will further enhance it. At the same time it will open opportunities for banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) companies, state-owned enterprises enterprises and government departments to adopt the public cloud.
"By offering our cloud services through local datacenters, we can help make Digital India a reality. This opens new possibilities in e-governance, financial inclusion, healthcare and education," said Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India.
The new services will also create new avenues for over 10,000 partners of Microsoft.
