Microsoft's Satya Nadella Says He is Thrilled to be in Thailand, Opens First Datacenter in the Region

Today, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced major investments in Thailand's digital future at the Microsoft Build: AI Day event in Bangkok. 

The commitments include establishing a new data centre region, the first in the country, providing AI upskilling opportunities for over 100,000 people, and supporting Thailand's growing developer community.

Nadella expressed his enthusiasm for being in Thailand and emphasised the country's incredible opportunity to build a digital-first, AI-powered future. The announcement builds on Microsoft's memorandum of understanding with the Royal Thai Government to envision the nation's digital transformation.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who attended the event, stated that the collaboration with Microsoft is a significant milestone in Thailand's “Ignite Thailand” vision, which aims to develop the country as a regional digital economy hub.

The new data centre region will expand the availability of Microsoft's cloud services in Thailand, meeting the growing demand from enterprises, local businesses, and public sector organisations. It will also enable Thailand to capitalise on AI's economic and productivity opportunities.

Microsoft also announced initiatives to foster the growth of Thailand's developer community, such as AI Odyssey, which aims to help 6,000 Thai developers become AI subject matter experts.

In recent weeks, Microsoft has made significant investments in Southeast Asia, including a $1.7 billion commitment to advance Indonesia's cloud and AI ambitions and a $2.9 billion investment in Japan for cloud and AI infrastructure.