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Microsoft’s AI Bet Pays Off, But Supply Chain Hiccups Cloud Future Growth

Paul Balo by Paul Balo
November 2, 2024
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Microsoft dropped its Q1 numbers, and while they’re crushing it with AI-powered services, some infrastructure hurdles are keeping them from going full throttle. Here’s the breakdown:

The Big Numbers:

  • Revenue: $65.59B (smashing expectations by over $1B)
  • Azure cloud growth: 33% year-over-year, with AI services driving 12% of that surge
  • Device and Windows revenue: Up 2%, defying the global PC slump

The Plot Twist: Despite the impressive performance, Microsoft’s stock took a 4% hit after hours. Why? Their data centres can’t keep up with the explosive demand for AI and cloud services. CEO Satya Nadella expects this supply-demand mismatch to level out by mid-fiscal year.

Cloud Wars Update: Azure’s maintaining its momentum in the cloud battlefield, growing at 33% (with AI as its secret weapon). This puts them in an interesting position against Google Cloud’s recently reported 35% growth, while everyone’s watching to see what market leader Amazon AWS reveals tomorrow.

The AI Money Trail: Microsoft isn’t just talking about AI – they’re betting big on it. They’re sitting on over $108B in future finance leases (think: massive AI infrastructure investments), and their property/equipment spending jumped 50% to $14.92B. Their strategic investment in OpenAI, now valued at a whopping $157B, seems to be paying off as AI services drive significant cloud growth.

Looking Ahead: While Microsoft projects $68.1B-$69.1B in revenue next quarter (about 10.6% growth), Wall Street was hoping for more. The real story here is how quickly Microsoft can scale up its infrastructure to meet the AI gold rush demand.”

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Paul Balo is the founder of TechBooky and a highly skilled wireless communications professional with a strong background in cloud computing, offering extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing wireless communication systems.

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