It;s not a surprising move, but as of December 8, it really is an official one: Microsoft has moved its Windows Azure business by shifting it into the provider;s Server and Tools Enterprise (STB) Unit.The move sets the stage for Microsoft to strengthen its story that it'll give clients a variety of options,
Windows 7 X86, ranging from private cloud to public cloud ones. The real private-cloud offerings from Microsoft are nonetheless not publicly accessible, but sound like they;re coming collectively slowly, based on some early information provider officials shared in November in the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC).Prior to currently, the Azure crew reported directly to Microsoft Chief Software program Architect Ray Ozzie.Now, though Microsoft President Bob Muglia will continue on to run STB, Microsoft;s Windows Azure chief Amitabh Srivastava will likely be reporting straight to Muglia. Srivastava will be running a brand new unit that combines Windows Server and Windows Azure (codenamed RedDog) into the recently minted Server & Cloud Division. Windows Server Corporate Vice President Bill Laing will be reporting to Srivastava and will work about the recently combined unit. SQL Azure — the other main component of Microsoft;s cloud offering — already is under STB, in accordance to Microsoft officials.Around the marketing side, Windows Azure Enterprise and Marketing will continue to become led by Doug Hauger. Hauger will join the STB Marketing Group, headed by Corporate Vice President Robert Wahbe, reporting in to Corporate Vice President Bob Kelly, who also oversees System Center and Forefront,
Cheap Windows 7, in addition to Windows Server and Windows Azure.Around the Microsoft Windows Azure blog, corporation officials explained the changes in a blog post today. From that post:“This move better aligns our assets with our strategy – creating a single organization focused on delivering solutions for clients that span on-premises data centers and the cloud.”Update: Here is a bit more background info from a spokesperson who answered a few questions I posed earlier these days:After nowadays;s reorg, STB is now composed of the following groups:1. Business Online Services Division (led by David Thompson) (*NOTE: development only)
2. Business Platform Division (led by Ted Kummert)
3. Developer Division (led by S. Somagasar)
4. Identity and Security Division (led by Lee Nackman)
5. Management and Services Division (led by Brad Anderson)
6. Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE,
Office 2010 Activation, led by Walid Abu-Hadba)
7. Server and Instruments Marketing Group (STMG, led by Robert Wahbe)
8. Server and Cloud Division (led by Amitabh Srivastava)I also asked whether currently;s reorg would result in any changes to the Windows Server or Azure products/services. Here;s the response from the aforementioned spokesperson:“No immediate changes. Microsoft’s strategy and roadmap for Windows Server reflects its broader strategy of bringing its learning from the cloud into its on-premises solutions. The creation of the Server & Cloud Division and integration of its on-premises and cloud teams further supports this strategy and roadmap. Even though there won’t be changes to Microsoft’s roadmap as it prepares for GA of Windows Azure in February, Microsoft will develop a longer-term strategy for the combined Server & Cloud Division, which it believes will only strengthen its strategy and roadmap for Windows Azure. “If you (like me) are wondering what happens to Dave Cutler, the father of NT and one of the key contributors to Windows Azure,
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Buy Office 2010, I was told Cutler “nonetheless will likely be contributing (to Azure) and working closely with (Srivastava),” but will carry on reporting straight to Ozzie.