Microsoft’s ‘Intelligent Cloud’ business grows to $5.9 billion in revenue

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Published onOctober 22, 2015

published onOctober 22, 2015

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Microsoft was keen to highlight its Intelligent Cloud businesses as they help the company beat some Wall Street expectations. While what I would dub as Microsoft’s legacy sectors weighed down its earnings a bit, its Intelligent Cloud performancewas an all-star during its FY16 Q1 reports.Intelligent Cloud revenue grew 8%, to $5.9 billion in revenue on the back of high Azure adoption and the premiums services tied to it.Specific highlights include:

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella seemingly confused many with his chant of ‘Mobile first, Cloud First’ during his first year as head of the company. As the results roll in, it is becoming more apparent what he meant, and where he’s steering the company.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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