{"id":109591,"date":"2020-02-25T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=436311"},"modified":"2020-02-25T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T09:00:08","slug":"microsoft-to-open-new-datacenter-region-in-spain-and-expand-strategic-partnership-with-telefonica-to-boost-spains-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/microsoft-to-open-new-datacenter-region-in-spain-and-expand-strategic-partnership-with-telefonica-to-boost-spains-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to open new datacenter region in Spain and expand strategic partnership with Telef\u00f3nica to boost Spain\u2019s competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container responsive-youtube oembed-container\"><button class=\"cookie-consent-btn cookie-consent-btn--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/microsoft-to-open-new-datacenter-region-in-spain-and-expand-strategic-partnership-with-telefonica-to-boost-spains-competitiveness.jpg\"><\/button><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft will open a datacenter region in Spain to help accelerate digital transformation of public and private entities of all sizes, helping them to innovate, scale and migrate their businesses to the cloud in a secure way.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft will leverage Telef\u00f3nica infrastructure as part of their global strategic partnership.<\/li>\n<li>Under their strategic partnership, the two companies will develop joint go-to-market plans in all countries where Telef\u00f3nica operates.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, Telef\u00f3nica will accelerate its use of Microsoft\u2019s cloud internally as part of its own digital transformation journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REDMOND, Wash. and Madrid <strong class=\"x-hidden-focus\">\u2014<\/strong> Feb. 25, 2020 <\/strong> <strong class=\"x-hidden-focus\">\u2014<\/strong> Microsoft Corp. and Telef\u00f3nica today announced plans to further expand their global strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation for public and private entities of all sizes. Together, the two companies will help their mutual customers leverage the cloud to more quickly, securely and easily innovate and scale their operations to create new business opportunities and improve competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft will deliver intelligent Microsoft cloud services \u2013 including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform \u2013 from new datacenter regions in Spain. Additionally, Telef\u00f3nica will accelerate its own internal digital transformation by choosing Microsoft as its strategic cloud partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelefonica and Microsoft share a commitment to helping Spanish organizations of all sizes, in every industry, thrive in a world of rapid technologic change,\u201d said Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. \u201cTogether, we will deliver comprehensive, intelligent, secure and trusted cloud services \u2013 spanning Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 \u2013 from datacenters in Spain, helping our customers accelerate their digital transformations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opening of a Microsoft datacenter region in Spain is a game changer, a key milestone in our strategic partnership that will boost Spain\u2019s industrial fabric and digital economy\u201d, said Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete, chairman and CEO of Telef\u00f3nica. \u201cCloud is one of the key priorities in Telef\u00f3nica, as we announced in November, with the launch of Telef\u00f3nica Tech, the new unit to boost the solid growth of digital services. This global strategic partnership with Microsoft will certainly help to achieve that objective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft and Telef\u00f3nica Partnership Momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement builds on the partnership between both companies with new initiatives and joint plans across three key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the expanded relationship, the two companies have identified the opportunity to collaborate to better serve the needs of organizations of all sizes, in critical sectors such as government, health, education, travel, manufacturing, retail, finance, insurance and more, all with significant social and economic impact. Joint capabilities, delivered from a Microsoft Azure datacenter region in Spain and leveraging Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s infrastructure, will also allow Telef\u00f3nica and Microsoft\u2019s joint customers to deliver new services that require low latency, security and assured bandwidth, opening up new scenarios around 5G, edge computing and Industry 4.0.<\/li>\n<li>A new strategic collaboration framework between Telef\u00f3nica and Microsoft will also provide joint go-to-market plans in Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s footprint.<\/li>\n<li>As part of Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s digital transformation, the company will use the Microsoft cloud for its own internal operations, pursuing efficiency, flexibility and scalability improvements, optimization of operations and cost reductions. Telef\u00f3nica has also deployed Microsoft 365 to its global employee base to enable more seamless communication and collaboration across the 14 countries in which it operates. As a strategic partner for its multi-cloud strategy, Microsoft will train hundreds of Telef\u00f3nica employees on Microsoft Cloud services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Microsoft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft (Nasdaq \u201cMSFT\u201d @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Telef\u00f3nica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telef\u00f3nica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world by market capitalization and number of customers with a comprehensive offering and quality of connectivity that is delivered over world class fixed, mobile and broadband networks. As a growing company it prides itself on providing a differential experience based both on its corporate values and a public position that defends customer interests.<\/p>\n<p>The company has a significant presence in 14 countries in Europe and Latin America and over 344 million accesses.<\/p>\n<p>Telef\u00f3nica is a 100% listed company and its shares are traded on the Spanish Stock Market and on those in New York and Lima.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, press only:<br \/><\/strong>Microsoft Media Relations, WE Communications for Microsoft, +1 (425) 638-7777,<br \/><a href=\"mailto:rrt@we-worldwide.com\">rrt@we-worldwide.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft will open a datacenter region in Spain to help accelerate digital transformation of public and private entities of all sizes, helping them to innovate, scale and migrate their businesses to the cloud in a secure way. 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