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Expansion of Microsoft's Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Poland

under construction stage: announced
2.8 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from Feb 2025 ≈ 2.8 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: private

An investment programme by Microsoft announced on 17 February 2025, providing for expenditure of PLN 2.8 billion by the end of June 2026 on expanding hyperscale cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Poland. The funds are to support the development of existing data centre campuses of the Azure Poland Central region near Warsaw and to broaden the scope of Azure services. The investment is accompanied by a training programme for one million people and cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence in the area of cybersecurity. The announcement was presented by Brad Smith and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

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Delivery partial
Schedule on time

Timeline

  1. Announced 17 Feb 2025
  2. Original date Jun 2026
  3. Current date Jun 2026

Change history

  • 17 Feb 2025 stage: announced

Significance

The expansion is intended to increase the computing power available for AI and cloud workloads in the Azure Poland Central region, the first hyperscale cloud region in Central and Eastern Europe. The accompanying training programme covers one million Polish IT workers, teachers, lecturers, and developers, and the cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence is intended to strengthen national cybersecurity.

Sources 4 · 4 archived

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  1. Microsoft ogłasza inwestycję 2,8 mld zł w infrastrukturę chmurową, sztuczną inteligencję, umiejętności oraz cyberbezpieczeństwo w Polsce ↗ archived ✓
    Microsoft 17 Feb 2025
    CostAnnouncedOriginal dateCurrent dateStatusStageInvestor
    name.pl „Microsoft ogłasza inwestycję 2,8 mld zł w infrastrukturę chmurową, sztuczną inteligencję, umiejętności oraz cyberbezpieczeństwo w Polsce"
    Cost „2,8 mld zł na rozbudowę hiperskalowej infrastruktury chmurowej i sztucznej inteligencji (AI) w Polsce"
    Announced „Microsoft i resort obrony narodowej ogłoszą dzisiaj współpracę w celu ustanowienia ram wzmacniających cyberbezpieczeństwo kraju"
    Original date „do końca czerwca 2026 roku"
    Status „Microsoft ogłosił, że do końca czerwca 2026 roku zamierza wydać 2,8 mld zł na rozbudowę hiperskalowej infrastruktury chmurowej i sztucznej inteligencji (AI) w Polsce"
  2. Microsoft announces a PLN 2.8 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure, skilling and cybersecurity in Poland ↗ archived ✓
    Microsoft 17 Feb 2025
    CostCurrent dateStage
    Current date „PLN 2.8 billion by June, 2026 to expand its hyperscale cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Poland"
    kind „The investment will support the growth of the existing datacenter campuses, bringing an expanding set of Azure services"
  3. Microsoft launches its first datacenter region in Poland ↗ archived ✓
    Microsoft News Centre Europe 26 Apr 2023
    geometry_kind
    locations[0].voivodeship „Microsoft's Polish cloud region consists of three independent physical locations around Warsaw, each consisting of one or more datacenters."
  4. Microsoft to invest $704m into expanding Polish data centers ↗ archived ✓
    DataCenterDynamics 17 Feb 2025
    CostStage