ArcelorMittal announced an expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft, accelerating its transformation into a data-driven, AI-enabled organization. The announcement anchors ArcelorMittal's "Cloud First, Data Centric" strategy, with Microsoft Azure as its primary cloud computing platform. Azure will serve as the backbone for modernizing core IT systems, consolidating data into a single trusted foundation, and deploying advanced analytics and AI at scale across global systems and business processes. ArcelorMittal will integrate Microsoft Fabric, Purview and Foundry among other Azure infrastructure services to scale digital innovation, strengthen cyber security, system reliability, and resilience, and drive operational efficiency while reducing dependency on legacy IT systems. These advances aim to turn data into a strategic asset, enabling faster, smarter decisions and sustained competitive advantage. Nik Puri, Chief Information Officer at ArcelorMittal, said technology is central to how the company competes, and the expanded relationship is about reshaping its IT operating model by embedding data and AI into the core of its IT estate. Samer Abu-Ltaif, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Microsoft, said ArcelorMittal is using a trusted cloud and data foundation on Azure to reshape how a modern industrial enterprise operates, moving beyond experimenting with AI to building its business around it.