Microsoft tops quarterly cloud growth estimates, easing spending concerns

Microsoft's fiscal Q4 Azure revenue grew 43%, beating Wall Street estimates and easing concerns about its heavy AI infrastructure spending. The company's contracted cloud backlog increased by $51 billion, driven by non-AI model maker commitments, while M365 Copilot seats surpassed 30 million.

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