Microsoft slows global data center expansion - Bloomberg

Published 03/04/2025, 11:32
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Investing.com -- Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT). is reportedly scaling back its worldwide data center projects, indicating a more thorough examination of its plans to construct server farms that support artificial intelligence and cloud services.

Recent actions by the software company show a pause in discussions or postponement of development for sites in several locations globally.

These include Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

These server farms are crucial infrastructure for the operation of artificial intelligence technologies and cloud-based services. The decision to slow down the expansion of these data centers suggests a change in Microsoft’s approach to its global infrastructure development.

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