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  "id": 5178827,
  "title": "Microsoft reveals Azure cloud sales in financial reporting shift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/microsoft-reveals-azure-cloud-sales-in-financial-reporting-shift",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-09-02T20:31:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/microsoft-reveals-azure-cloud-sales-in-financial-reporting-shift-6358731"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has started reporting sales from its Azure cloud computing unit on a quarterly basis, offering a direct comparison to its main competitors, Amazon and Google. Azure generated $29.4 billion in sales during the most recent quarter and $101.9 billion in sales for its most recent fiscal year, which ended on June 30. Microsoft trails Amazon, whose cloud sales reached $42.2 billion in the most recent quarter, yet surpasses Google, which reported $24.8 billion in cloud sales within the same period. Prior to this change, Microsoft disclosed growth rates for Azure but never disclosed its sales figures. Microsoft is restructuring its reporting segments, consolidating its cloud computing services, AI-based software revenue, and traditional business software into one segment called \"Agents and Infra,\" while moving Windows operating system, Xbox gaming unit, and advertising sales from its Bing search engine and LinkedIn to another segment called \"Devices and Consumer.\" Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlighted the profound impact of AI on the company's technology, operations, and business models. Microsoft also revised its Azure revenue forecast slightly downward due to a shift in grouping some sales from GitHub, previously included with Azure, to its M365 Cloud software businesses, which primarily comprise advanced AI offerings. Microsoft's outlook for the current quarter remains unchanged.",
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        "title": "Microsoft reveals Azure cloud sales in financial reporting shift",
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