Microsoft Slashes AI Data Center Expansion Amid Strategy Shift
April 3, 2025, 12:22 pm
Reports indicate Microsoft is re‐evaluating its global AI infrastructure. The company has paused or scaled back data center projects in regions such as Germany, the UK, and Indonesia as it reassesses its strategy, signaling a significant shift in its operational plans amidst evolving market demands.
Microsoft halted several AI data center projects in the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia, pausing construction and lease deals amid concerns of oversupply and competition from efficient Chinese DeepSeek models.
Microsoft is slowing global data center expansion by halting or delaying projects in the U.K., Australia, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, due to concerns over rapid cloud infrastructure growth.
Microsoft continues to scaledback its AI data center expansion, pausing and cancelling various projects in different countries. The post Microsoft Continues AI Infrastructure Cutback, Affecting Projects in Germany, UK, Indonesia appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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