Microsoft beats estimates as Azure growth hits 40%

The company said on the post-release earnings call that “demand again exceeded supply across workloads,” and Microsoft now expects to be capacity-constrained through at least the end of its fiscal year. CEO Satya Nadella said on the earnings call that the company “say[s] no to some of the demand that may be something that we could serve, but it’s not in our long-term interest.”Microsoft now sees Azure growing about 37% this coming quarter — fast enough to keep the company bumping up against its own power li ...