Microsoft plans to build up to 100 new data centres each year Microsoft plans to build up to 100 new data centres each year The company is slated to add data centres in at least 10 more countries this year alone. Ahmed Mazhari (Microsoft) Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is further ramping up its cloud game, with plans to build between 50 and 100 new data centres each year for the foreseeable future. Indeed, the company is slated to add data centres in at least 10 more countries this year alone, according to Noelle Walsh, Microsoft corporate vice president and leader of the team that builds and operates the company’s cloud infrastructure.