Microsoft announces plans to invest $2.2B in cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia over four years and train 200,000 people with AI skills in the country
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Discussion
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@melgohcna
Melissa Goh
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Nadella ; Microsoft to invest US$2.2 bil over next four years to support Malaysia's digital transformation. It's the single largest investment in its 32-year history in the count • build cloud & AI infrastructure in Malaysia • create AI skilling opportunities for 200k people [vid…
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@adamkhairun_
Adam
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👍👍 more of this please
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@stratcommpmx
StratCommProBono
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Boom! This much investment is higher than the rest 👏👏
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@ridhuanriz
Ridhuan
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USD2.2 bn investment for Malaysia, announced Microsoft, after USD1 bn in Thailand and USD1.7 bn for Indonesia. Yet people in Malaysia will complain about how far Malaysia is compared to our neighbours.
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@syarmines
Syarmine Shah
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Let's go all out this Q2-Q4 this year. 2.2B Microsoft investment to Malaysia. <PowerBI + Microsoft Fabric> @satyanadella @Microsoft @MicrosoftLearn
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@azrulmohdkhalib
Azrul Mohd Khalib
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Whoa...big win for the government. Well done!
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@ikhwanridzwan
@ikhwanridzwan
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If parents, governments and especially young kids play their cards right, they should take note of this news and position themselves for their future.
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@satyanadella
Satya Nadella
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It's great to be back in Malaysia, where we're announcing our biggest investment in the country to date to help support its AI transformation and create new skilling opportunities for people across the country. https://news.microsoft.com/...
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@gunlebang
C. Guntur Lebang
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Microsoft's investment to Malaysia is slightly bigger than the commitment to Indonesia (also just announced). Should tell the bigger story that big tech companies put more trust on other SEA countries compared to Indonesia. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@taksesal
@taksesal
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good to know that by next year msians will be dealing with another record-breaking heatwave *and* shortage of drinking water. [image]
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@saritharai
Saritha Rai
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Microsoft is plowing billions into Asia to boost AI and data center infrastructure. Latest: CEO Satya Nadella announced a $2.2B investment into Malaysia, its largest ever. via @technology @business w/ @ramanand88 https://www.bloomberg.com/... #AI [image]
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@petercheong10
Peter Cheong
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“This latest announcement by Microsoft is set to transform Malaysia into a leading digital hub regionally, while targeting to skill 300,000 Malaysians, as well as powering up the nation's economic growth and inclusivity through innovative, cutting-edge technology,”
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@1amychew
Amy Chew
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#Microsoft to invest US$2.2 billion in #Malaysia over the next 4 years, the single largest investment in its 32-year history in country, rivalling the US$1.7 bln for #Indonesia. Microsoft will * build infrastructure for cloud system & AI *AI skilling opportunities for 300,000
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@fxwxb
Fayadh
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This is good. We might have the Microsoft Client's Agreement enabled for Malaysian based Azure subscription, allowing you to reserve instances at discounted values.