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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 23

Google Cloud Backlog Hits $514 Billion in Q2 as AI Demand Lifts Contracted Work

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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 23

Google Cloud Backlog Hits $514 Billion in Q2 as AI Demand Lifts Contracted Work

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 23

$514 billion in second-quarter contracted work sat in Google Cloud’s backlog, up from about $460 billion in the prior period and not yet recognized as revenue.
Alphabet tied the increase to strong demand for cloud services that support the AI boom, including sales of computing power used to run AI products and services.
The disclosure in Alphabet’s earnings report underscores how the company is still racing to add capacity fast enough to meet customer demand for AI infrastructure.

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