Microsoft Launches Chile Cloud Region

Microsoft this week launched a new cloud region in Chile, its first in the South American country, located in the Santiago metropolitan region. This region is comprised of three independent physical locations - each with one or more data centers - is now operational.

Tito Arciniega, president of Microsoft Latin America, said: “Microsoft’s cloud data center infrastructure in Chile will play a fundamental role in our strategy for Latin America and will help establish a hub that radiates innovation from the region to the world. With Chilean companies integrated into the global economy and exporting goods and services worldwide, this new cloud region will support and stimulate economic growth, allowing businesses and governments to take advantage of the benefits of the cloud.”

Patricio Subiabre Montero, BCI's operations and technology manager, said: “Banco BCI's collaboration with Microsoft has been fundamental to our digital transformation and multi-cloud operations strategy. The arrival of the new Azure region in Chile strengthens our ability to manage workloads in a hybrid and multi-cloud environment, accelerating the migration of critical applications and services, especially those with strict latency and data sovereignty requirements.”