Microsoft on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit increased to US$6.5 billion, increased by its shift to computing services hosted in the internet cloud.
The US technology Giant said revenue in the recently ended quarter climbed to US$23.3 billion, with US$7.4 billion of that because of its “intelligent cloud” offerings.
“Advancement over our cloud stages drove solid outcomes this quarter,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a discharge.
“Customers Are seeking to Microsoft and our thriving partner ecosystem to accelerate their very own digital transformations and to recreate new chance in this age of intelligent cloud and intelligent edge.”
Microsoft also Said that cloud-based items such as Office 365 rose in the quarter, together with the number of Office 365 subscribers rising to 27 million.
The quarterly
Microsoft said Early this month that it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the usa tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations.
The pioneering software
It is seeking to be a first port-of-call for businesses relying on cloud computing, as the industry moves away from packaged software.
Microsoft’s cloud platform, called Azure, faces competition from technology powerhouses Amazon and Google.
Each of the Companies has also been investing in artificial intelligence which can make services hosted in the online cloud more intuitive and insightful in regards to handling data or catering to needs of users.
Becoming
Analysts were keen To find out more about the most recent job cutting plan during an earnings call on Thursday.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft has announced thousands of jobs cuts in recent years, the most severe being 18,000 positions eliminated in 2014 related to its acquisition of Nokia and failed efforts in the smartphone industry.
Cloud, business And productivity offerings were bright spots for Microsoft in the recently ended quarter, while matters appeared dimmer in the sphere of personal computing software that was long a money-making stronghold, according to J Gold Associates principal analyst Jack Gold.
Revenue essentially doubled from Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, which has an advantage over rivals operated by Amazon and Google because huge numbers of businesses are already using Microsoft software in-house, the analyst said.
Microsoft also saw
Money and growth going forward isn’t in the personal computing area, it is in the other areas,” Mr Gold said.
It’s so important for Microsoft to be in the cloud and so far they have been killing it. I would almost change the name from Microsoft to ‘Microcloud’ because they will continue down that route.”
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