Microsoft marks 25 years in Hyderabad with new Gachibowli campus

Hyderabad: Celebrating its 25 years in Hyderabad, the tech giant Microsoft established a new campus, which was inaugurated by the chief minister A Revanth Reddy, along with IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, on Thursday.

The new campus is built on a sprawling 1.1 million sq. ft. area in Gachibowli and it will accommodate 2,500 additional employees. The facility has also been LEED-certified due to its sustainability.

The tech giant’s Hyderabad centre is its largest R&D hub outside its U.S. headquarters as it is a workplace of half of over 20,000 employees in India. The company is planning to increase its headcount by 4,800 in the next few months. It also announced that it will invest Rs. 15,000 crore to expand its hyperscale AI data centers in the state.

On this occasion, Revanth Reddy said, “Hyderabad and Microsoft have grown together, and as a proud representative of this state, I can say with certainty this is just the beginning. The world looks at Hyderabad today as a technology powerhouse, a city that nurtures innovation and attracts global talent. And with partners like Microsoft, the future is even brighter.”

Meanwhile, Microsoft said it has partnered with the government to provide AI training to 1.2 lakh people across the state. The tech company also announced that under the Advanta(i)ge Telangana initiative, it will establish AI Foundations Academy to introduce AI education in 500 government schools which is expected to provide relevant skills to 50,000 students.

The other initiatives include AI-Industry Pro, which will upskill 20,000 industry professionals, while AI-Govern will train 50,000 government officials in digital productivity, Generative AI, and cybersecurity.

Microsoft will also collaborate with the Telangana government to establish an AI Center of Excellence (AICoE). This center will develop a cloud-based AI infrastructure and create a centralized AI Knowledge Hub, compiling research, case studies, and best practices.

Google to set up AI Accelerator in Hyderabad

With an aim to empower start-ups and fast-track the development of AI-driven solutions for society, Google on Thursday announced that it will set up an AI Accelerator in Hyderabad.

Google has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government. The partnership was inked by Telangana IT minister D Sridhar Babu and a representative of Google in the presence of chief minister Revanth Reddy at T-Hub in the city.