Microsoft announces its largest investment in Chile: it will build a network of data centers



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According to IDC data, Microsoft, its partners and customers with this project will generate revenues of more than US $ 11.3 billion also in four years.

From La Moneda and in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sebastián Piñera, senior Microsoft executives announced this Wednesday the launch of the project “Transform Chile # ReactivaciónDigital”, the the company’s most significant investment in its 28-year history in the country, what the construction of a data center network with which the creation of 51 thousand direct and indirect jobs, of which 9 thousand would be specialized in IT.

“We are not building a datacenter just to boost our own business, but to provide a critical investment in Chile’s infrastructure It will serve everyone who lives here and the customers who operate here, “said Brad Smith, president of technology.

The executive added that “our data centers near Santiago will make computing more accessible at even faster speeds, providing a new and secure platform for every part of the economy and supporting the ambitious digital agenda of President Piñera and Chile.”

According to IDC data, Microsoft, its partners and customers with this project will generate movements for more than US $ 11.300 million in new income and add some 51,000 new jobs to the Chilean economy in the next four years.

The tech giant highlighted that Chilean data center region to join Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure, with which they seek to generate a competitive advantage in all the key industries of the country; such as energy, agriculture, finance, healthcare, travel and manufacturing, by providing faster access to cloud services, as well as the ability to store data within the country.





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