Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced plans to offer cloud
services from the UK. Microsoft Azure and
Office 365 will be available from local UK-based data centers in late 2016 with
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online following shortly thereafter.
Microsoft also
announced completion of the latest phase of expansion for its data center
facilities in Ireland and the Netherlands.
Satya Nadella, chief
executive officer of Microsoft, said: “By expanding data center regions in the
UK, Netherlands and Ireland we aim to give local businesses and organizations
of all sizes the transformative technology they need to seize new global
growth.”
The new local
Microsoft cloud regions will enable data residency for customers in the UK,
allowing data to be replicated within the UK for backup and recovery, reduced
network distance and lower latency. Services delivered from these UK data
centers will create new opportunities for innovation and local economic growth
for Microsoft UK’s 25,000-plus partners.
Availability of
Microsoft Azure and Office 365 is anticipated in late 2016, with Dynamics CRM
Online following shortly thereafter. Microsoft will also offer Azure
ExpressRoute to provide customers with the option of a private connection to
the cloud.
With a cloud adoption
rate of 84 percent, the UK is a global leader in embracing the benefits of
cloud-based solutions.
UK customers such
as Confused.com, Glasgow City Council, Marks & Spencer, Natural Resources
Wales, Pizza Hut Restaurants and Virgin Atlantic already use Microsoft
cloud solutions like Azure, Office 365 or Dynamics CRM Online.
Some customers have
already expressed desire to embrace Microsoft’s future trusted cloud services
to be delivered from the UK.
Microsoft announced
the completion of the most recent expansion of its Ireland site and that its
data center facility in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, is now operational.
Both locations serve
as hubs for Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and
Dynamics CRM Online, and will provide additional capacity for customers across
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Microsoft has invested
more than $15 billion in building a cloud infrastructure and cloud services.
The US-based software firm has 24 Azure regions around the world — more
than any other major cloud provider to expand its cloud infrastructure.
Agencies
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