Reflecting the significant investment Microsoft Corporation is making in Cloud computing in Europe, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith have shared new details about how this momentum is taking shape. Satya Nadella stated that Microsoft has more than doubled its Cloud capacity in Europe in the past year, noted that the company has invested over $3 billion (USD) across Europe to date, and shared that Microsoft intends to deliver the Microsoft Cloud from data centres in France, starting in 2017. These new investments in Cloud are helping customers - including the UK Ministry of Defence, the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Ireland's Health Service Executive and ZF from Germany - to innovate in their industries and move their businesses to the Cloud while meeting European data sovereignty, security and compliance needs. Furthering its commitment to make the Cloud more trusted, responsible and inclusive, Microsoft also released a new book titled "A Cloud for Global Good".
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