Microsoft announces $2.1bn for a hyperscale cloud in Saudi Arabia
By Cicada DeskEvent date: 1 min read
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In brief
At LEAP 2023 Microsoft announced $2.1 billion for a hyperscale cloud in the Kingdom.
At LEAP 2023 Microsoft announced $2.1 billion for a hyperscale cloud in the Kingdom. It was the largest single item in the conference's headline total of about $9 billion.
The company confirmed in 2026 that the resulting Saudi Arabia East Azure region, with three availability zones, will be available to customers in November 2026.
Key figures
- $2.1bninvestment
Sources
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- 1LEAP 2023 in Riyadh sees US$9 billion worth of investments Entrepreneur Middle East · 7 Feb 2023
- 2LEAP 2023 brings over US$9.5 billion worth of investments to Saudi Arabia's tech sector LEAP Forward (Tahaluf) · Jun 2023
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "Microsoft announces $2.1bn for a hyperscale cloud in Saudi Arabia". Cicada, 6 February 2023. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23
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