The new division of Server and Cloud will be included into department of Microsoft Server and Tools. According to Microsoft [1] (file), organizational changes will allow to use better resources according to the strategy of the company, and represent natural evolution of Microsoft. The key purpose of strategy of Software+Services is sharing of traditional software, cloud infrastructure and cloud services, such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. Consolidation affected not only operating systems <noindex itxtvisited="1">(Windows Server, Windows Azure)</noindex> [2] and databases (<noindex itxtvisited="1"></noindex>SQL Server, SQL Azure), but also building tools <noindex itxtvisited="1">(Visual Studio)</noindex> and software of systems management <noindex itxtvisited="1">(System Center)</noindex>.
New division of Server and Cloud Division Amitabkh Srivastava (Amitabh Srivastava) will direct. The corporate vice president Bill Lenyng (Bill Leyng) will direct the Windows Server and Solution group and to be under supervision of Mr. Srivastava.
The management of development team of Windows Azure passes from Ray Ozzie, the chief program architect of Microsoft, to Bob Muglia, the president of division of Server and Tools.
According to Microsoft, Ray Ozzie will continue to participate in development of strategy of "cloud" and service products and also to take part in creation of the social software. Mr. Ozzie will also be responsible for the technical strategy of the company and architecture of products.
The Windows Azure business and Marketing commands which Doug 'Hauger' runs (Doug Hauger) will join the Server and Tools Marketing group headed by the corporate vice president Robert Wahbe who submits to other corporate vice president - to Bob Kelly who is responsible for Windows Server, System Center and Forefront.
Microsoft officially submitted the Windows platform of Azure last month at the Professional Developers Conference conference. The company will begin to levy a payment from those who will use cloud infrastructure, since February, 2010.