Microsoft ties up with UAE-based AI firm to invest $1 billion in Kenya data center

Microsoft ties up with UAE-based AI firm to invest $1 billion in Kenya data center

:Microsoft is partnering with UAE-based AI firm G42 to invest $1 billion in a data center in Kenya as part of its efforts to expand cloud-computing services in East Africa, the companies said on Wednesday.The data center, which will be built by G42 and its partners, will be powered by geothermal energy and pr

Microsoft, G42 Announce $1 Billion Geothermal Data Center in Kenya

Project will create a Microsoft cloud region in East Africa and provide competition for Chinese companies like Huawei.

Microsoft and UAE-based G42 plan to build a $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya, opening in about two years, to boost computing capacity in East Africa

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