The Zhitong Finance App learned that people familiar with the matter said that Microsoft (MSFT.US) plans to reduce its new cloud service provider (Neocloud) partner list and instead focus on cooperating with a few key vendors and building its own data center. The software giant's plans will pose another potential challenge to the new cloud service provider sector. The sector is showing signs of pressure due to rising borrowing costs, heavy debt burdens, and market concerns that construction may slow down.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that people familiar with the matter said that Microsoft (MSFT.US) plans to reduce its new cloud service provider (Neocloud) partner list and instead focus on cooperating with a few key vendors and building its own data center. The software giant's plans will pose another potential challenge to the new cloud service provider sector. The sector is showing signs of pressure due to rising borrowing costs, heavy debt burdens, and market concerns that construction may slow down.