Thursday, April 27, 2017

Microsoft Q3 2017 Earnings: Microsoft killing it in the Cloud as Azure revenue increase 93% YoY

Microsoft sees itself increasingly as a Cloud company, and with good reason, as it's one of its best performing areas.

In today's FY Q3 2017 results Microsoft reported their Intelligent Cloud was up 11% at $6.8 billion driven by Azure revenue growth of 93%.

"Strong execution and demand for our cloud-based services drove our commercial cloud annualised revenue run rate to more than $15.2 billion," said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Microsoft.

The good news is that the growth was not just driven by discounting Microsoft's cloud services, with Microsoft reporting an actual growth in their Intelligent cloud by 6%, driven by improved Azure margins.

"Our results this quarter reflect the trust customers are placing in the Microsoft Cloud," said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer at Microsoft. "From large multi-nationals to small and medium businesses to non-profits all over the world, organisations are using Microsoft's cloud platforms to power their digital transformation."

The company reported a total revenue of $22.1 billion GAAP, which is down from $25.7 billion YoY.

You can find the full report here. 



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