Microsoft invests 3.2 billion euros in the structure of artificial intelligence in Germany

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, revealed the plans to invest 3.2 billion euros ($ 3.4 billion) in the artificial intelligence infrastructure in Germany in the next two years. This announcement comes during his meeting with Chancellor Olaf Schults, as the giant technology company seeks to build its computer power in Europe. “German businesses quickly adapt to artificial intelligence technologies,” according to Smith’s statements at a press conference with Schultz in Berlin, adding: “We are expanding our data processing centers in the region.” Microsoft is intensely intended in the cloud infrastructure and data centers, as the company seeks to become a force in artificial intelligence through its partnership with Openai. The optimism of the company’s strategy exceeded its $ 3 trillion market value, bypassing Apple as the most valuable business in the world. The money is the largest direct investment of “Microsoft” in Germany, where it will be invested in building new data centers in the North Rhine, Westfalia and in Frankfurt, in addition to the training of employees, according to Samith, which indicated that there was no government support. Increased investment The investment comes at a time when the regulatory authorities in Europe are pushing cloud companies to store their data within the European Union; Due to concerns associated with privacy and security. The total building projects built in Europe are $ 82 billion, second to the United States, according to the numbers issued by global data. Microsoft is the second largest cloud service provider, to Amazon.com, with a 30% cloud “Azure” service in the past quarter. “This investment is also related to the fact that we have decided to remain an open country,” Schultz said. The ruling coalition led by Schultz is trying to place Germany as an important technological center as it has agreed to provide billions of euros to companies that include ‘Taiwan Semiductor Manufacturing’, ‘Intel Corp’ and ‘Infineon’ to improve the production of slides electronically.