Microsoft tops quarterly cloud growth estimates, easing spending concerns

Microsoft's Q4 results beat expectations with Azure revenue growing 43%, signalling that its heavy AI investments are converting to profit. The company also raised its forecast for future cloud growth and revealed a $678 billion cloud backlog, with recent gains driven entirely by customers outside of leading AI model makers.

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