Microsoft said sales from its “Intelligent Cloud”

Microsoft said sales from its “Intelligent Cloud” rose 11 percent from a yr earlier to $6.8 billion.

Microsoft stated its Office business merchandise and cloud services sales accelerated seven percent.

Office consumer products and cloud offerings revenue rose 15 percent, as the number of Office 365 patron subscribers expanded to 26.2 million.

Microsoft is to release its profits for the lately-ended sector on July 20.

Microsoft’s cloud platform, referred to as Azure, faces opposition from generation powerhouses Amazon and Google.

Each of the agencies has additionally been investing in synthetic intelligence that could make offerings hosted within the internet cloud greater intuitive and insightful in terms of managing statistics or catering to wishes of customers.

Redmond, Washington-based totally Microsoft has introduced thousands of jobs cuts in recent years, the most severe being 18,000 positions eliminated in 2014 associated from its acquisition of Nokia and failed efforts within the smartphone market.

The generation massive cut 7,800 jobs in 2015, and four,seven-hundred final year.