What Microsoft's Financial Disclosures Reveal About Azure's Market Position

In this Breaking Analysis, Dave Vellante, chief analyst at theCUBE Research, reviews the changes Microsoft made to its financial reporting with a special focus on Azure impacts. He shares how it affects the cloud data and gives his thoughts on Microsoft’s AI reporting.

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Microsoft recently updated its Azure financial reporting, aligning with AWS to better reflect consumption-based revenue, which led to increased growth rates but lowered overall revenue due to the removal of slower-growth segments such as enterprise mobility and security and Power BI per-user pricing. 

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AI services now contribute significantly to Azure's growth, with up to 11% in the most recent quarter, driving investor confidence. However, this change also highlights that Azure’s market share had been overstated in prior reports. As Microsoft positions itself as a leader in AI, this shift is expected to push competitors to disclose their AI revenue, intensifying market competition.

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