First Central European Azure Data Center is going to be built in Poland!

First Central European Azure Data Center is going to be built in Poland!

May 6, 2020 0 By Cezary Oltuszyk

Microsoft has announced that its’ first Central European data center is going to be built in Poland!

This project is outlined in a new contract signed for the next seven years with the Polish based National Cloud Operator for the provision of data processing services.  Local companies and public institutions will benefit enormously in terms of data processing and storage as a result of Microsoft’s move .

The Polish Azure region will be the 16th in Europe, and the first in Central and Eastern Europe, and the 59th in the world. It will be the largest single technology infrastructure project in Poland – worth USD 1 billion (PLN 4.17 billion). According to Microsoft, Poland will become “the digital heart of Europe”.

This is great news for all Azure Professionals!

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