Microsoft Azure revenue surges 48% to $33.2B, beating expectations as cloud and AI demand grows

Microsoft broke out Azure’s quarterly revenue for the first time in its new financial structure, which puts the cloud platform in its Agents and Infra segment. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft’s Azure cloud business brought in $33.2 billion in revenue in the September quarter, up 48% from a year earlier, blowing past the company’s own forecast and beating Wall Street’s expectations. The growth suggests that Microsoft is selling cloud and AI computing about as fast as it can install