Microsoft says the just-opened North China Azure region doubles the capacity of its cloud portfolio in China. As of this week, Microsoft now has added a fifth Chinese Azure region to its line-up. The new North China region in Hebei doubles the capacity of Microsoft’s cloud portfolio in China, officials said in a blog post on March 3.Microsoft announced its plans to offer Azure in China through partner 21ViaNet in 2012. The first two Azure regions in China opened in 2014, and came to offer not only Azure, but also Office 365, Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.Microsoft officials claimed...