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154 Big Tech's $1.1 Trillion Cloud Computing Backlog

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msmash @ Slashdot · 02/06/2026 12:50 EDT

Big Tech's $1.1 Trillion Cloud Computing Backlog

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft each reported hundreds of billions in RPO (remaining performance obligations) -- signed contracts for cloud computing services that can't yet be filled and haven't yet hit the books. Collectively, the big three cloud providers reported a $1.1 trillion backlog of revenue.





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