Kuala Lumpur, May 28 -- The U.S. technology firm Microsoft announced Wednesday the general availability of Malaysia West, its first cloud region in the country, marking a significant milestone in the company's commitment to empowering Malaysia's inclusive digital and AI transformation.

The firm said in a statement that the Malaysia West cloud region, strategically located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, will be an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready hyperscale cloud infrastructure with three availability zones.

It will offer Malaysian organizations access to scalable, available, and resilient cloud services coupled with in-country data residency, high levels of security, and lower latency.

"With this cloud region, we can leverage the latest digi...