Reliance Jio and Microsoft sign 10-year cloud agreement

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Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said the partnership will help create value for small and large Indian enterprises. In addition, the Microsoft Azure cloud platform will be deployed within Jios connectivity infrastructure, which aligns with the companys cloud-first strategy, and will be used to develop cloud-based productivity, collaboration, and business applications, including Office 365, targeted to suit the needs of Indian businesses across all tiers. The agreement will also see similar cloud-based tools be made available to Jios internal workforce, while non-network applications will be migrated to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Last November, OpenSignal published a report on Indian mobile telecommunications, calling Jio "remarkable" and "hugely impressive" with its rapid rate of customer growth. "The operator has managed to achieve availability scores of over 95 percent in all of Indias regions, despite huge variations in topography, and in the face of massive increases in subscribers and data consumption," OpenSignal said.

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