'A new approach': Microsoft CEO claims its "AI Superfactory" will use the same amount of water each…
- Microsoft CEO looks to ease data center environmental fears
- A "new approach" will help the company's facilities address concerns, Nadella says
- Microsoft’s Azure cloud business now covers more than 500 data centers in 80 regions
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has looked to reassure those concerned about the effect data centers are having on the environment.
Speaking during his keynote address at Microsoft Build 2026, Nadella outlined how the company is working on "a new approach" to its data centers, with plans to improve cooling systems and reduce water use
In fact, Nadella even claimed the company’s Fairwater 315-acre facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin would only use around the same amount of water as a single restaurant over the course of an entire year, due to its new vertically designed, two-story AI data center architecture.
"Hard work" ahead
In his keynote, Nadella outlined how Microsoft’s Azure cloud business now covers...
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