Vodafone scraps European datacentres after signing $1.5bn deal with Microsoft

Both partners emphasise generative AI

Penny Horwood
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Vodafone scraps European datacentres after signing $1.5bn deal with Microsoft

Microsoft and Vodafone announce 10-year deal worth $1.5 billion, which will result in Vodafone closing its datacentres across Europe and switching to the Azure cloud

Vodafone has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft with generative AI at its heart.  The telecommunications giant will invest $1.5bn in AI and cloud services to be joointly developed ...

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