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{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Ross Sandler, Barclays”,
“The question”: “Focus on AWS and AI, and the supply-demand imbalance around AI workloads. When will AWS capture enough AI revenue to drive acceleration, this year or next year given capacity constraints?”,
“The response”: “Due to high demand, they’ve been rapidly increasing capacity with NVIDIA p5 GPU instances and their custom Tranium 2 instances. AWS’s AI business is a multi-billion dollar annual run rate business growing at triple-digit percentages. Supply chain issues and capacity constraints are expected to improve throughout the year.”
},
{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Eric Sheridan, Goldman Sachs”,
“The question”: “Medium-term strategy given global trade uncertainty and how the company prioritizes investments in context to the trade landscape. Also, clarification on cost elements in forward income guidance.”,
“The response”: “Uncertainty with tariffs leads the focus on long-term strategies: broad selection, low prices, and fast delivery. They are managing inventory prudently. As for the cost side, usual stock-based comp impact is expected, and Kuiper-related launch costs will also be in Q2.”
},
{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Justin Post, Bank of America”,
“The question”: “Why AWS revenue might fluctuate beyond capacity and how that compares to competitors’ growth rates.”,
“The response”: “AWS growth can be lumpy due to varying enterprise migration speeds and new business trends like AI workloads. Startups often favor AWS, and enterprises’ cloud migration is unpredictable. AWS operates from a larger base, making absolute growth figures strong despite being a smaller percentage increase compared to competitors.”
},
{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Doug Anmuth, JPMorgan”,
“The question”: “Regarding AWS margins and outperformance; future normalized margins and Alexa’s shift towards complex tasks and how user behavior can be changed.”,
“The response”: “AWS margins benefit from investment in custom silicon and efficiency improvements, but margins will fluctuate with investments. Regarding Alexa, Alexa Plus can perform complex tasks beyond simple queries, evolving user patterns. Wider capabilities might improve user engagement.”
},
{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Brian Nowak, Morgan Stanley”,
“The question”: “Focus areas operationally amidst tariff uncertainty to ensure smooth Prime Day and holiday sales, and if there are any specific costs in Q2 guidance related to tariffs.”,
“The response”: “Focus on ensuring seller support and inventory management. Tariff costs are expected but limited due to pre-buying. Some additional uncertainty is reflected in the wider guidance range.”
},
{
“Analyst name and firm name”: “Brent Thill, Jefferies”,
“The question”: “AWS backlog and enterprise strength amidst AI developments; cloud migration status.”,
“The response”: “Backlog stands at $189 billion, growing 20% YoY with average life of contracts being 4.1 years. There’s renewed interest in migrating to the cloud alongside AI initiatives, and infrastructure transformation is a long-term process.”
}
]
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