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Oppenheimer Sees Continued Growth for Microsoft Cloud and Office Despite Risks
technology16 days ago

Oppenheimer Sees Continued Growth for Microsoft Cloud and Office Despite Risks

Oppenheimer analysts believe Microsoft's Azure cloud and Microsoft 365 commercial segments will maintain accelerated growth through fiscal 2027, despite potential risks. This outlook follows recent changes in how Microsoft reports its financials, including the new disclosure of Azure revenue in dollars. The firm's assessment suggests that the momentum in these key areas is strong enough to sustain expansion, even as the company navigates broader market challenges.

Maintenance bug triggers West US outage, disrupting Microsoft 365 and Azure
technology2 months ago

Maintenance bug triggers West US outage, disrupting Microsoft 365 and Azure

A bug in Microsoft's automated maintenance request system in the West US data center incorrectly marked additional network devices for maintenance, removing IP routes and causing a broad outage across Azure and Microsoft 365 services (including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Admin Center, Power Automate, Copilot, and Loop). After rerouting traffic and rolling back the change, affected services recovered by 3:41 PM ET, and Microsoft is conducting a full internal review with a final post-incident report expected within about 14 days.

"Amazon and Microsoft Strike $1 Billion Cloud Deal: Stock Surge Expected"
technology2 years ago

"Amazon and Microsoft Strike $1 Billion Cloud Deal: Stock Surge Expected"

Amazon has committed to spending over $1 billion over five years to use Microsoft's cloud-based productivity suite, M365. The deal includes more than 1.5 million license seats across different tiers of Microsoft's suite, with around 550,000 seats for corporate workers and 1 million seats for frontline staff. This move represents a significant shift in the relationship between Amazon and Microsoft, as they are bitter rivals in the cloud computing market. Amazon is expected to start setting up on M365 this month, with the full transition for employees planned for early 2024. The actual cost for Amazon is likely to be lower than the official sticker price due to negotiated discounts.