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Published onJuly 19, 2019

published onJuly 19, 2019

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Microsoftreleased their Q4 earnings for 2019 an it’s all good news. The giant registered amazing growth on all departments, increasing its share price by one third.

Here’s what Ryan Duguid, Chief Evangelist at Nintex(largest global partner of SharePoint and a Microsoft partner of the year)declared for Windows Report:

Microsofthas repeatedly beaten Wall Street’s expectations this year – its share price is up by one-third – and its latest results only reinforce this trend.

As he confirms, it seems likeAzurehad a big part to play in all of this:

Azure is a powerful differentiator, and it continues to gain market share. One key toMicrosoft’s success with the cloud platform has been its embrace of openness and customer choice in tech stacks, and creating a common data model underneath everything.

It was a record fiscal year forMicrosoft, and the numbersexceeded all expectations:

Of course,Microsoft’spartnership with many industry leading companies also played a role in the constant development and improvement of their products.

Despite Azure leading the way,Office 365, Windows, andMicrosoftTeams also contributed to the growth:

Microsoftis also seeing strong contributions from Office 365, and of course continuing strength in its original cash cow, Windows. It also has had a great year with Teams and has shown real momentum. Teams now claims 13 million users, 30% more than Slack

Ryan Duguid also stated thatMicrosoftis already planning some big things for next year, with AI and productivity software leading the way:

In 2020, we expect to seeMicrosoftdouble down in three key areas to further differentiate from the leading tech giants: AI and ML (across the entire platform), data (infinitely expandable, cost-effective, and supportive of ODI), and modern workplace (productivity software)

Microsoftspent$16.87 billion on research and development in 2019, significantly more than the $14.73 billion spent in 2018.

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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, with a complete expertise in touch-based devices, he is constantly keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest!

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Vlad Turiceanu

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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft’s Q4 earnings and 2020 expectations are through the roof#