The company reported stronger-than-expected growth in its Azure platform, demonstrating that demand for AI services continues to accelerate and translate into higher revenues. Think of Azure as a vast global network of data centres that provides computing power, storage and artificial intelligence services over the internet. For AI, this is especially important because it:Hosts AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT for businesses. Amazon added further support by reporting strong performance in Amazon Web Services while increasing planned AI investment to approximately US$220 billion for 2026. A former Director of Skål International, Past President of Skål Asia and Past President of Skål International Thailand and Bangkok, he is currently Vice President of Skål International Bangkok.