Microsoft is spending $700 million to ramp up security and computing power in Poland

• Microsoft has announced a $700m investment into Polish digital infrastucture
• The funds will focus on AI capabilities and cybersecurity
• This is the second phase of the company’s expendeture

Microsoft has announced its second major investment in Polish digital infrastructure, with the firm pledging to spend PLN 2.8 billion ($700 million) by June 2026 with the aim of expanding the nation’s ‘hyperscale cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure’.

Part of the investment will be in collaboration with the Polish National Defence agency in order to enhance the national cybersecurity framework. Poland currently ranks 3rd in Europe and 9th in the world in its vulnerability to attacks from foreign-backed threat actors, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense report.