Microsoft plans to build 50-100 new datacenters a year, to add 10 new countries in 2021

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Published onApril 23, 2021

published onApril 23, 2021

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Microsoft claims it’s on pace to build 50 to 100 new datacenters each year. The impressive boast came earlier this week during the launch of its newimmersive datacenter tourexperience.

Microsoft hasn’t revealed a detailed roadmap of its expansion plans but currently, the company manages upwards of 200 data centers in 34 countries with plans to expand its presence into 10 more countries by the end of 2021.

With a pace of 50 or so datacenters per year, it might be a safe bet to assume a portion of its numbers will be part of physical consolidations, retrofitting, andpartnerships with other companiesto achieve its annual goal.

Microsoft’s new virtual tour helps give students, researchers, and enterprises a glimpse of its planned datacenter’s construction that includes a guided walkthrough from the lobby to the innovation room equipped with quantum computing and DNA Storage research and solutions.

Interestingly enough, a year ago, Microsoft also previously claimed it was going to have trouble investing in its own datacenter business noting component shortages as a primary hurdle.

Microsoft hasn’t disclosed what’s changed between now and last year regarding its forecast, but it seems pretty confident that it’ll be building data centers at a pretty aggressive clip in the near future.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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