A blog post from Takeshi Numoto CVP, Cloud + Enterprise at Microsoft has revealed that the U.S. tech giant plans to open two datacentre’s in South Korea, in line with its efforts to expand cloud computing services in the region.
Numoto wrote “As one of the largest cloud operators in the world, Microsoft has invested more than US$15 billion in building a resilient cloud infrastructure and cloud services that are highly available and secure while lowering overall costs. With the introduction of new regions in Korea, Microsoft has now announced 32 Azure regions around the world with 24 generally available today – more than any other major cloud provider.
This latest investment is further proof of Microsoft’s commitment to empower customers to embrace a cloud-first world on their terms and is expected to accelerate public and hybrid cloud adoption within Korea. Businesses in Korea and throughout Asia Pacific will be able use the massive computing power available locally to fuel growth, spur innovation and accelerate digital transformation”.
Microsoft said it will open datacentre’s in Seoul and Busan, respectively, in the first half of 2017.
The post also revealed that Microsoft Azure is generally available from local datacentre regions located in Toronto and Quebec Citym Canada.
