Amazon's cloud business growing at pace not seen since 2022

Core Insights - The company exceeded both revenue and earnings expectations, with cloud revenue growth at 20%, surpassing previous quarter's growth [1][2] - Amazon's AWS business is experiencing its fastest growth since 2022, generating $33 billion in revenue, alleviating concerns about competition from Google and Microsoft in the AI sector [2] - The company is projected to achieve nearly $210 billion in revenue for Q4, marking its first-ever $200 billion quarter [3] Revenue Performance - AWS is driving significant revenue growth, with a backlog reaching $200 billion by the end of Q3, not including new unannounced deals from October [4] - Online store revenue is slowing down, but AWS performance is offsetting softer retail growth [3] Market Reaction - Following the positive earnings report and growth projections, the company's shares increased by approximately 13% [4]