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Azure continues to rise

Azure continues to rise

Microsoft announced 54 Azure regions in fiscal year 2018, more than any other cloud provider, with services available in 140 countries worldwide. The expansion bolstered the company’s position as a global leader in cloud computing.

Microsoft added nearly 500 new Azure capabilities, launched first-of-their-kind hybrid and cloud-to-edge solutions Azure Stack and Azure Sphere, and closed a record number of multimillion-dollar commercial cloud agreements.

“We are investing aggressively to build Azure as the world’s computer,” CEO Satya Nadella said.