$微软(MSFT)$ saw accelerated growth in its cloud business, driving by artificial intelligence. While the Q3FY24 performance exceeded expectations, the company provided revenue guidance for the next quarter that was lower than expected.Key Metrics:Earnings Per Share: $2.94, beating expectations of $2.82Revenue: $61.86 billion, surpassing expectations of $60.8 billionIntelligent Cloud exceeds expectations, AI drives Azure growth:Microsoft's total revenue for the third quarter was $61.86 billion, a 17% year-over-year increase, with a net profit of approximately $21.94 billion, representing a growth of about 20%. Operating profit increased by 23% to $27.6 billion.The Intelligent Cloud business segment, including Azure, saw a revenue increase of 21% to $