Ngo-Okthoba 23, iMicrosoft yamemezela ukuthi izotshala imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezi-5 zamaRandi e-Australia eminyakeni emibili ezayo ukuze yandise i-cloud computing yayo kanye nengqalasizinda yobuhlakani bokwenziwa. Kuthiwa iyitshalomali elikhulu kunawo wonke lenkampani ezweni eminyakeni engama-40. Lolu tshalomali luzosiza iMicrosoft ukwandisa izikhungo zayo zedatha kusuka ku-20 kuya ku-29, ihlanganisa amadolobha afana neCanberra, iSydney neMelbourne, ukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-45. IMicrosoft ithi izokhulisa amandla ayo ekhompyutha e-Australia ngo-250%, okwenza umnotho we-13 ngobukhulu emhlabeni uhlangabezane nesidingo se-cloud computing. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iMicrosoft izosebenzisa u-$300,000 ngokubambisana nesifundazwe saseNew South Wales ukusungula i-Microsoft Data Centre Academy e-Australia ukusiza abantu base-Australia bathole amakhono abawadingayo ukuze "baphumelele emnothweni wedijithali". Yandisa nesivumelwano sayo sokwabelana ngolwazi lwe-cyber threat ne-Australian Signals Directorate, i-ejensi yokuphepha kwe-cyber yase-Australia.