NEW YORK: Microsoft on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50 per cent, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic benefited the software maker's investment on working and learning from home.
Microsoft said revenue in its"Intelligent Cloud" segment rose 23 per cent to US$14.6 billion, with 50 per cent growth in Azure. Analysts had expected a 41.4 per cent growth in Azure, according to consensus data from Visible Alpha. The previous quarter Azure grew 48 per cent. Revenue from its personal computing division, which includes Windows software and Xbox gaming consoles, rose 14 per cent to US$15.1 billion, driven by strong Xbox content and services growth, beating analysts' estimates of US$13.5 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.