5 GW on hand, with another 2.5 GW coming soon: Microsoft is rapidly increasing its data center capacity and acquiring AI accelerators.
Microsoft has ambitious plans for the data center market. According to confidential documents obtained by Business Insider, the company links its increased activities to the boom in AI technologies and intends to significantly expand the capacity of its new data centers before the end of this calendar year. Since July 2023 (the start of the current fiscal year), Microsoft has commissioned new data centers with a total of 500 MW.
