Microsoft to Drop $80 Billion on AI Data Centers in Fiscal 2025

January 8, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A few aspects of the computing sector have become increasingly apparent in recent times. One trait is the rapid rise of applications employing artificial intelligence (AI). AI is becoming prevalent, and to meet this demand, big tech companies such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington), Google Incorporated (Mountainview, California) and Apple Incorporated (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Cupertino, California) are scrambling to build AI-enabled data centers. And as is also becoming apparent, these data centers cost lots of money. Recently, Microsoft announced that it would spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in the company's fiscal year 2025, with more than half of this being spent in the U.S.