Microsoft is in Talks With Telangana Govt to Set up 
15,000 Cr Data Centre
Microsoft is holding a final stage discussion with the Telangana government to execute the idea of setting up a data centre in the state with an estimated investment of 
15,000 crore. The tech giant has finalized on the land to build the facility near Hyderabad.
Microsoft's idea to set up the data centre comes close on the heels of Brookfield Infrastructure intending to establish a joint venture to develop such facilities in India under the brand name BAM Digital Realty.
Brookfield Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Canada's Brookfield, and NYSE-listed Digital Realty, the global provider of data centres.
Sources close to the firm revealed, "In the information technology (IT) space, Telangana is already seeing some major investments. Microsoft is establishing its data centre here, and it may come out with a public announcement soon," However, a spokesperson for Microsoft did not comment on the development.
Also, Microsoft and Reliance Jio had signed a deal for a long-term alliance to develop cloud data centres in India in 2019.
Microsoft, as part of the deal, was to bring in its cloud computing service Azure Cloud on Jio's network, targeting small businesses looking to move to cloud technology infrastructure.
Besides Microsoft, other international players of the likes of Google and Amazon Web Services are reinforcing their presence in the data centre segment in the country.
