China 'growth opportunities' put Microsoft on cloud nine

Microsoft Corp will triple its cloud capacity in China within six months to meet the stronger-than-expected demand from local companies, its CEO Satya Nadella said in Beijing on Wednesday.

Microsoft told China Daily in June it plans to double its cloud capacity in China to be able to serve nearly 200,000 enterprise customers locally in 2018.

Microsoft's updated plan appears to indicate a stronger growth momentum in China, one of the world's largest IT markets.