Microsoft has launched a new cloud region in Belgium.

The company officially inaugurated its three new data centers in the country on November 18.

The launch was revealed by Microsoft in a LinkedIn post.

The company said: "Today marks a historic milestone: Microsoft officially launches Azure Belgium Central, our first cloud region in Belgium. With locally hosted, secure, and scalable cloud services, we’re empowering organizations across the country to innovate faster and strengthen Belgium’s digital future."

The data centers took four years to fully construct, with plans for the region first revealed in November 2021. The exact locations of the data centers have not been shared.

The cloud giant is also planning to expand its cloud computing offering in nearby Luxembourg. Set to launch in 2026, the offering will be available in partnership with Deep, which has two primary data centers in Luxembourg and three "DEEP Resilience" facilities.

Earlier this month, Microsoft committed to spending $10bn on AI data centers in Portugal.

The launch of Microsoft's region comes shortly after Google revealed it would invest an additional €5bn ($5.8bn) in cloud and AI infrastructure in Belgium over the next two years, specifically in the Saint-Ghislain region. Google launched its first campus in the country in 2009 and is also building a site in Farcienne.

Amazon Web Services operates a Local Zone in Brussels, Belgium, but does not have a cloud region in the country.