In this area runs Microsoft as it hurtles – ITavisen.no

Increases by over 100 percent.

Although the mobile division of Microsoft is again reduced by 70 percent, maybe not so surprising as the company has stepped very down, seeing cloud shining out.

Solid increase
total turnover Microsoft for $ 22.6 billion, 192 billion at the current exchange rate, during the quarter. That’s up from $ 22.2 billion in the corresponding quarter last year.

The company could register a total profit of 5.48 billion dollars, around 46.5 billion crowns. Last year they registered a deficit of $ 2.1 billion. It is mainly because the Nokia acquisition of $ 7.5 billion was recorded that quarter.

Azure success
One thing that is helping to drive Microsoft forward , the cloud service Azure. Compared with last year, sales were up 102 percent and the number of new users has more than doubled.

– The past year was central to both our own transformation and in cooperation with our customers who are going through their own digital transformations. Microsoft Cloud experiencing a significant force among customers and we are well positioned to reach new opportunities in the coming year, according to a statement from Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

More highlights
it is not only in the cloud that Microsoft is doing well. Below are some of the highlights from this year’s second quarter:

• Turnover of Land department increased by 9 percent and ending at $ 965 million .
• Sales for the Windows OEM walked up 27 percent .
• Xbox turnover fell by 9 percent , the number of Xbox Live customers increased by 33 percent or three million and is now 49,000,000 .
• Microsoft mobile Devices Division fell by 71 percent .
• revenue from search rose 16 percent .
• Office 365 increased by 59 percent , the number of subscribers is now 23,100,000 .

Sources:
the Verge, Microsoft