Microsoft plans $10 billion-plus Gulf investment with focus on resilience

Microsoft is planning to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait between now and 2030, including in cloud and AI infrastructure, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

The US tech giant is making digital resilience a key part of its strategy for the region as the Iran war rumbles on.

Microsoft’s investment reflects both its “ongoing build-out of infrastructure and also the expansion of operations in the region,” Vice Chair and President Brad Smith told Reuters.