Microsoft Opens Fourth India Cloud Region in Hyderabad
Microsoft announced the general availability of its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, Telangana, giving the company four cloud regions in India.
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Microsoft opened a fourth India cloud region in Hyderabad, giving it the country's largest hyperscale cloud presence.
On August sixth, Microsoft made its India South Central region generally available in Hyderabad, Telangana, with three availability zones aligned to India's regulatory and seismic-zone requirements.
It follows Microsoft's twenty point five billion dollar commitment to India's cloud and AI future, giving the company four cloud regions: Pune, Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.
Early access customers include Adani Group, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and PB Pay. The region uses air-cooled chillers that consume zero water for cooling.
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- INDIA, August 6, 2026 - Microsoft today announced the general availability of its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, Telangana.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- This gives customers the choice to run eligible Microsoft Cloud services and workloads from Hyderabad, with the security, reliability and support of a fully operational Microsoft region.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- The new datacenter region comprises three Availability Zones built with a resilient design aligned to India's regulatory and seismic-zone requirements to support mission critical workloads at scale.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- Microsoft now operates four cloud regions in India, giving it the country's largest hyperscale cloud presence and more local choice with enterprise-grade security, compliance and governance frameworks for the AI era.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- With India South Central, Microsoft now operates four cloud regions in India - Central India in Pune, South India in Chennai, West India in Mumbai and India South Central in Hyderabad - giving the company the largest hyperscale cloud presence in the country.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- Microsoft's fourth India cloud region marks a decisive shift in how hyperscale capacity is being localized for the AI era.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- The Microsoft India South Central datacenter region is a critical part of that foundation, backed by Microsoft's $20.5 billion investment commitment to India's cloud and AI future.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- As part of early access, the region is already seeing strong demand from leading Indian enterprises, including Adani Group, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and PB Pay.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- The India South Central region has seen strong early demand from customers across financial services, digital platforms and diversified enterprises.(Microsoft's official announcement)
- The company is proud to share that India South Central will feature enhanced mechanical cooling with air-cooled chillers, which reflects Microsoft's move toward next-generation datacenters that consume zero water for cooling.(Microsoft's official announcement)