Microsoft to create 36,000 data centre jobs in Qatar

Lusail: Technology giant Microsoft announced Wednesday it will create 36,000 jobs in Qatar to boost the Gulf state’s efforts to move away from reliance on its oil and gas industry.

Created with support from the Qatar government, the new cloud data centre will be one of the US firm’s biggest international projects.

Microsoft Qatar general manager Lana Khalaf said it will help the tiny Gulf state become a “digital hub for the region and the world”.