Microsoft disclosed on January 3, 2025 that it will spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 (ending June 2025) on AI-capable data-center construction, with more than half deployed domestically. This represents a significant acceleration beyond prior analyst consensus ($63.2 billion in property and equipment additions expected by sell-side). Azure and cloud revenue grew 33% in Q1 FY2025, with 12 percentage points attributable to AI services. The announcement signals Microsoft's commitment to sustain hyperscaler-scale infrastructure investment to service OpenAI partnership demand and compete for enterprise generative AI workloads against rivals also scaling capex aggressively.
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