Microsoft expands cloud services with Swiss data centers
Microsoft is rapidly expanding its cloud infrastructure in response to growing customer demand in Europe. The company today announced the availability of cloud services in France and the expansion of the same from Germany. Microsoft now offers cloud services from data centers in Switzerland.
Microsoft plans to offer cloud services for companies, government agencies and NGOs from data centers in the cantons of Zurich and Geneva. This will enable the company to guarantee data storage in Switzerland and help Swiss companies and institutions, including the financial services industry, drive digital transformation. The Microsoft Cloud - consisting of Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 - is expected to be available from Swiss data centers in 2019. "We aim to be the first global provider of cloud services from Swiss data centers, enabling companies and institutions of all sizes and industries to accelerate their innovation and increase their productivity. In this way, we are contributing to the digital transformation as set out in our commitment to Switzerland," says Marianne Janik, CEO of Microsoft Switzerland.
Meet regulatory requirements
Microsoft's global cloud services are based on the principles of security, compliance, data protection and transparency. The ability to store data in the new cloud regions of Zurich and Geneva provides another layer of control and helps companies and institutions meet regulatory requirements, according to the statement. The cloud services offered from Switzerland, such as Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365, are therefore of particular interest to Swiss companies and organizations that work with sensitive data, such as the financial or healthcare sectors, the public sector and the strong NGO sector in Switzerland, the software giant continues. The new services from Switzerland will offer the same high standards of security, service and quality that apply to all Microsoft cloud services.
Financial institutions benefit from cloud services
Microsoft has been working intensively with financial institutions and their regulators in Switzerland for several years. By investing in a cloud platform in Switzerland, Microsoft aims to enable financial institutions and other regulated industries to focus on their core competencies. By providing unique services tailored to the industry and region, including Blockchain, Azure's PCI Blueprint and the Financial Services Compliance Program, Microsoft aims to help accelerate existing collaboration with reference customers in the financial services industry and beyond.
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