The investment, the largest by Microsoft in India to date, will span the Central, South, and West regions, Jio India West, Jio India Central and include the establishment of new data centers.

As India embarks on its artificial intelligence (AI) journey, Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, on Tuesday announced $3 billion investment in the country for cloud and AI infrastructure

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, 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.

Satya Nadella is the company’s chairman and CEO and said that Microsoft’s aim is for the expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in the country over the years

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.

"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 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.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during his visit to India has announced a $3 billion investment in the country over the next two years.

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

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;