Meta emerges as major Microsoft Azure AI customer

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has become one of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) largest customers for artificial intelligence services, according to a Bloomberg News report, highlighting the substantial infrastructure spending required to support the technology sector’s AI expansion.

The Facebook and Instagram parent is reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to access artificial intelligence models through Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform.

Meta’s AI spending strengthens Microsoft cloud relationship

The scale of Meta’s spending illustrates the growing importance of external cloud infrastructure even among technology companies investing heavily in their own artificial intelligence capabilities.

Microsoft has positioned Azure as a major platform for businesses seeking access to the computing capacity and AI models required to develop and operate…