During Microsoft’s recent third quarter earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella called the company “a clear leader in cloud security,” while reporting 58% growth in commercial cloud sales. Total sales during Q3 increased by 15.5% to $26.82 billion.
Perficient’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Davis, told CRN that our cloud growth has been in line with Microsoft’s, noting that Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 “all broke sales records in 2017” at Perficient:
We are expecting double-digit growth this year as well [in those products]. Our teams are leading with the cloud in all discussions, but most importantly with our line-of-business contacts … Customers are looking to make strategic choices since they know cloud investments will be long term.
[Microsoft] has been making a number of smart decisions that have really put them in a unique position around cloud. [Microsoft’s leaders have] quickly responded to market trends, are constantly adding new features, and have established partnerships to propel their market share.
Frankly, these decisions have helped transition Microsoft from a desktop company to a full platform company and has secured their future for years to come.
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