June 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) is cutting

hundreds of jobs at its Azure cloud unit, Business Insider

reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation.

The layoffs will impact teams including Azure for Operators

and Mission Engineering, according to the report. The Azure for

Operators layoffs involved as many as 1,500 job cuts, it added.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters

request for comment.

(Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil

D'Silva)