Microsoft discloses Azure revenue in dollars for the first time at $33.2 billion

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Microsoft has historically not reported Azure's quarterly revenue as a specific dollar figure. It has now released that number for the first time, placing Azure at $33.2 billion. The disclosure offers the first clear view of how Azure's scale compares with Amazon Web Services, the market leader in cloud computing. Based on the figure, Azure appears to be closing the gap with AWS.

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