Analysts expect Microsoft's Azure cloud growth to slow slightly, even as it takes on a $250 billion commitment from OpenAI.

Analysts expect Microsoft's Azure cloud growth to slow slightly, even as it takes on a $250 billion commitment from OpenAI.

Company reports second-quarter revenues of $81.27bn but posts slowing growth in key cloud computing business

Investors wanted more Azure cloud growth to justify a 66% year-over-year increase in capital expenditures.

Revenue from the company’s cloud computing unit failed to meet analysts’ expectations.