Microsoft invests in the UK's north, set to build a gigantic 'hyperscale data center'

Skelton Grange that will have Microsoft data center.

What you need to know

• Microsoft will build a "hyperscale data center" on a 48-acre site southeast of Leeds, England.
• Microsoft President Brad Smith once described the UK as "closed for business" but Microsoft has since invested heavily in the country.
• The north of the UK is in need of investment, according to many economic experts.