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Six months after launching its first cloud region in Indonesia, Microsoft today announced the availability of new cloud and AI services in the Indonesia Central cloud region, strengthening the foundation for Indonesian organizations to build the next generation of AI-powered solutions.
The announcement was made at the Cloud & AI Innovation Summit in Jakarta, attended by more than 200 decision-makers from leading businesses, partners, and public institutions. The event featured Mike Chan, General Manager, Microsoft Asia Azure AI Apps & Agents, and Dharma Simorangkir, President Director of Microsoft Indonesia, alongside key customers and partners who are accelerating their innovation through Microsoft Cloud and AI.
Dharma Simorangkir, President Director, Microsoft Indonesia, added:
“With new Cloud and AI services now live in Indonesia Central, we are opening the door for every organization to innovate in Indonesia, for Indonesia. This is our call to action for businesses, developers, and public institutions — to leverage local infrastructure and build solutions that address Indonesia’s most important challenges and opportunities.”
Building Apps That Matter: A Strategic Imperative for Frontier Firms
As AI reshapes global competitiveness, leaders across industries are rethinking how they deliver impact, not just through adoption but also innovation. Microsoft refers to the most forward-thinking of these organizations as Frontier Firms: businesses that are not just experimenting with AI but rearchitecting how they operate by building apps and solutions that matter for their customers, employees, and communities.
Microsoft continues to enable these firms through its Cloud and AI services, powered by Azure, including:
- Azure App Services, to build intelligent, data-connected applications faster;
- Azure Databases to manage and secure business-critical data; and
- AI Infrastructure, including NVadsA10_v5 and NCads_H100_v5-series virtual machines designed to handle advanced AI model training, inferencing, and high-performance computing workloads, which are now available locally through the Indonesia Central cloud region.
These capabilities are further strengthened by Microsoft 365 Copilot, also available locally through the Indonesia Central cloud region, which brings AI directly into everyday productivity flows; and GitHub Copilot, Microsoft’s global AI-powered tool that accelerates developer productivity and code generation.
These tools are not standalone – they form a unified platform to help organizations move from pilot to production, scale innovation, and achieve tangible business outcomes with speed and confidence. This is in line with recent announcements made at Microsoft Ignite, where responsible AI utilization means thinking about how it can be used most effectively at every layer, from the datacenter that powers AI functionality to the people and organizations that are benefiting from its capabilities.
Growing Customer Momentum in Indonesia Central
Since its launch in May 2025, the Indonesia Central cloud region has continued to grow rapidly. Among the organizations onboarded across diverse industries are leading names such as Petrosea and Vale Indonesia, that are increasingly leveraging the region’s in-country infrastructure to modernize operations and strengthen data governance.
Other Frontier-minded organizations include digital natives such as tiket.com, one of Indonesia’s leading travel technology platforms, are pushing the boundaries of customer experience through agentic AI. Its AI-based travel assistant, built in-house on the Azure OpenAI Service, allows customers to manage their trips using natural language, such as adding an add-on flight after booking, checking flight notifications, and refund, showcasing how human-AI collaboration is reshaping everyday services in Indonesia.“Our advancements in artificial intelligence are designed to deliver the best possible experience for our customers,” said Irvan Bastian Arief, PhD, as the Vice President of Technology GRAND, Data & AI at tiket.com.
Microsoft Fabric: A Game Changer for AI and Data Analytics
The Summit also spotlighted the general availability of Microsoft Fabric in Indonesia. Fabric is the unified, AI-powered data platform to simplify data management and analytics. The platform includes Data Lake, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Data Science, Data Warehousing, Real-time Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and Copilot built-in within Fabric that helps organizations connect, prepare their data to be ready with AI, and analyze data seamlessly across their business.
With Fabric, Indonesian enterprises can accelerate innovation and decision-making by bringing together disparate data sources into a single environment, improving agility, governance, and cost efficiency. Learn more about Fabric here.
Skilling the Next Generation of AI Talent
Microsoft also announced the launch of the second year of its AI skilling initiative, Microsoft Elevate, which has already equipped more than 1.2 million people with AI literacy skills since its inception.
Now entering its second year, Microsoft Elevate will focus on people-driven AI innovation, aiming to train practical AI skills inclusively and certify 500,000 AI talents — including educators, nonprofit leaders, and community innovators — by 2026.
The program encourages participants not only to learn, but also to apply and explore AI in real contexts. Through tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Learning Accelerator, Minecraft Education, and AI learning modules, participants are empowered to use AI to solve real problems in their communities, classrooms, and organizations.
“Cloud and AI are no longer just technologies; they are the backbone of national competitiveness,” added Dharma. “Our focus is not only to provide infrastructure but also to ensure that Indonesians are equipped to lead in the AI era.”
Looking Ahead: Building an Innovation Ecosystem Together
Today’s announcements further strengthen Microsoft’s long-term commitment of US$1.7 billion (2024–2028) to advance Indonesia’s cloud and AI infrastructure, ecosystem development, and skilling programs.
As part of this growing ecosystem, Microsoft will host the upcoming GitHub Universe Jakarta on 3 December 2025 — a developer-focused forum to accelerate AI innovation and open collaboration among Indonesia’s software and startup communities. Learn more and register for the event here.
From hyperscale infrastructure to developer enablement, Microsoft continues to partner with Indonesia to realize its vision of becoming a regional hub for secure, inclusive, and sustainable AI innovation.
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