11:18 AM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Outbrain ( OB ) said Thursday it will expand its operations with Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Azure cloud platform in North America as part of its expanded collaboration with the tech giant.

Outbrain ( OB ) said it will use Azure's technological capabilities to enhance its offerings for advertisers and media owners.

Outbrain ( OB ) Chief Technology Officer Yonatan Maman said the company is transferring another data center and strengthening its existing partnership with Microsoft ( MSFT ) about two years following the initial move to Azure.

Outbrain ( OB ) shares were down 1.6% while Microsoft ( MSFT ) shares were falling 5.9% in recent Thursday trading.

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