Why Microsoft Is Opening Data Centers in the Middle East

Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) announced on March 14, 2018, that it plans to open its first data center in the Middle East. Abu Dhabi and Dubai will host Microsoft’s Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365 services in 2019. The Middle East was relatively late in adopting cloud-computing technology, meaning that there’s a lot of scope for growth in the region, which Microsoft wants to take advantage of.