Microsoft tops quarterly revenue estimates on strong Azure demandMicrosoft exceeded revenue expectations, fueled by strong demand for AI tools and Azure cloud services, with Azure revenue soaring by 39%. ...
31 Jul, 2025, 07.42 AM IST
Microsoft forecasts strong growth for Azure cloud business, shares surge 7%Microsoft reported a 33% rise in Azure cloud revenue for Q3 2025, surpassing estimates and driven partly by AI, which contributed 16 percen...
01 May, 2025, 07.10 AM IST
Amazon joins Google, Microsoft in cloud weakness, shares slideThe results echoed the slowdown at Microsoft and Alphabet-owned Google, and highlighted how U.S. cloud-computing giants were struggling to ...
08 Feb, 2025, 08.09 AM IST
Amazon joins Google, Microsoft in cloud weakness, shares slide 3%Amazon shares fell 3.72% to $229.95 following disappointing cloud revenue growth. The company's cloud unit reported a 19% revenue rise, mis...
07 Feb, 2025, 10.05 PM IST
Google parent Alphabet misses quarterly revenue estimatesRevenue rose 12% to $96.47 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with the average analyst estimate of $96.56 billion, according to data c...
05 Feb, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Microsoft approves new $60 billion share buyback programMicrosoft's board has approved a $60 billion share buyback program and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, an increase of 10%...
17 Sep, 2024, 07.46 AM IST
Tech layoffs in 2024: Apple, IBM, Intel and Microsoft announce job cutsLayoffs in 2024: Tech firms have ramped up layoffs to manage expenses, with Intel, Microsoft, and Match Group cutting significant numbers o...
29 Aug, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Microsoft's slow cloud growth signals AI payoff will take longerMicrosoft revealed plans to boost investment in AI infrastructure despite a slowdown in cloud business growth, leading to a dip in shares. ...
31 Jul, 2024, 07.33 AM IST
Amazon's cloud warning set to erase nearly $60 billion in valueThe company, one of the largest in the world by market capitalisation, is on track to shed about $60 billion from its valuation of $1.126 t...
28 Apr, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
'AI All-Star' Microsoft's rosy earnings spark rally in tech stocksThe Redmond, Washington-based tech giant was set to add nearly $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco as the world's sec...
26 Apr, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
How startups are cutting cloud costs, renegotiating deals with service providersOver the past months, several startups have been approached by AWS rivals to switch over for lesser pricing, multiple founders who have bee...
27 Mar, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
Microsoft, Amazon results to highlight softening cloud businessAfter years of blistering growth, most recently fuelled by remote working and studying during the pandemic, cloud demand has cooled in the ...
24 Jan, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
Microsoft, Amazon results to highlight softening cloud businessAfter years of blistering growth, most recently fuelled by remote working and studying during the pandemic, cloud demand has cooled in the ...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.56 PM IST
Microsoft posts slowest quarterly revenue growth in 5 years, macroeconomic condition weighMicrosoft reported revenue of $50.12 billion for its fiscal first quarter, up 11% year-on-year, and slightly above analysts' expectations o...
26 Oct, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
Hyper-scaler slowdown could dent cloud revenue for IT companiesChinese cloud service providers have already said that growth had slowed due to market regulations, while AWS, Azure and Google Cloud repor...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
- BPO hiring in line of fire
The BPO-KPO sector in India is facing the heat of the US slowdown, particularly following the recent events in the financial markets.
03 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- BPO companies have taken a hit as US crisis deepens
Businesses of a host of small- and mid-sized firms have taken a further hit in the BPO-KPO since a major chunk of biz comes US. Survive cre...
01 Oct, 2008, 10.50 AM IST