Microsoft-supported Data Centre training programme launched

The second batch of the Data Centre operations management training programme, supported by Microsoft, was launched at Young India Skills University (YISU), here on Friday.Implemented by United Way of Hyderabad and accredited by YISU, the programme is being conducted at the university’s transit campus at IIIT Hyderabad.A total of 40 students have enrolled in the second batch. The initiative builds on the success of the first batch, which recorded an 80% placement rate.The launch event was attended by YISU Vice Chancellor VLVSS Subba Rao, Microsoft APAC Data Centre Community Affairs Director Tianji Dickens, Rekha Srinivasan from UWH, and others. Published - August 14, 2026 09:46 pm IST