Microsoft's AI growth is helping its cloud business weaken Amazon's lead
Publishing timestamp: 2024-02-12 11:58:24
Summary
Microsoft's Azure cloud platform is growing faster than AWS, thanks in part to its relationship with OpenAI. Azure's revenue increased 30% in the quarter, compared to 13% growth at AWS. Microsoft's focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and its close relationship with OpenAI have contributed to its momentum. Azure is now estimated to be three-quarters the size of AWS. Azure's growth in the cloud infrastructure market has become a significant contributor to Microsoft's total revenue and profit.
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