Microsoft Corp is doubling its cloud capacity in China, which will enable the US tech giant to serve nearly 200,000 corporate¹ cloud customers locally in 2018, Alain Crozier, CEO of Microsoft in China, said.

 

微软中国总裁阿兰·克罗泽表示，2018年微软计划将中国的云计算能力翻倍，这将为本土近20万家企业云客户提供服务。

 

The move is designed to meet the increasing demand from local customers and comes amid rising competition from rivals such as Amazon Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

 

"We are doubling cloud capacity in China. (When the plan is finished), we will be able to serve nearly 200,000 cloud customers," Crozier said in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

 

He declined to disclose specific investment figures.

 

In April, the US tech giant said it had more than 80,000 corporate customers for its Azure² cloud services in China, covering industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail³ and education.

 

As local companies accelerate their digital transformation⁴, Microsoft said it aims to have a triple-digit growth in Azure cloud services in China this year, as it did in 2016.

 

"The cloud technology is getting mature and big State-owned companies and small-and-medium-sized enterprises are becoming more willing to adopt cloud solutions," Crozier said.

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