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Microsoft commits A$5bn over two years to cloud and AI data centres in Australia

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Source: Microsoft AustraliaAlso reported by Data Center Knowledge

Microsoft said on 24 October 2023 it would invest A$5 billion over two years in hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure in Australia, taking its data centre sites from 20 to 29 across Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney and raising its computing capacity there by about 250%. The package includes a Microsoft-ASD Cyber Shield partnership with the Australian Signals Directorate and skills programmes for 300,000 more Australians. Microsoft called it the largest investment of its 40 years in the country.

Why it matters

Australian agencies and companies gained more local capacity to run AI workloads on Azure inside the country, and the Signals Directorate gained a formal cyber partnership with the provider.

When
24 Oct 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0154
Who
Microsoft, Australian Signals Directorate; Brad Smith, Anthony Albanese

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Microsoft Australia and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Microsoft Australia

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0154: “Microsoft commits A$5bn over two years to cloud and AI data centres in Australia.” wheresthe.ai, 24 Oct 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/au-microsoft-a5bn-cloud-ai-investment-2023-10/ (source: Microsoft Australia).

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