Microsoft broke ground Wednesday on a 48-megawatt data center campus in San Jose’s Alviso neighborhood that city leaders say will support growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

John Kane, senior vice president at HITT Contracting, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Microsoft’s 48.5-megawatt data center campus in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Joshua Olawuyi/Bay City News)

The project will be Microsoft’s first purpose-built, company-owned and operated data center in San Jose, according to Jonathan Noble, Microsoft’s senior director of government affairs.

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A graduate student at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism, Joshua is a storyteller, documentary filmmaker and multimedia producer with experience across journalism and media production. He is passionate about using compelling narratives to connect communities, amplify diverse voices and explore issues that impact everyday people.