The $7.5 billion deal that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ‘sealed’ in 20 minutes – Times of India
Earlier this year, Satya Nadella completed 10 years as Microsoft CEO. Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO in February 2014. Soon after taking over the helm, Nadella is said to have rapidly overhauled the almost 40-year-old company. Nadella is reported to have "pushed Microsoft to embrace cloud computing and open-source software that customers could freely adapt to." Nadella introduced a wave of open-source technologies, supercharging Microsoft’s cloud business.Over the years, under Nadella's leadership Microsoft has doubled its market share in cloud computing, cementing its role as the No. 2 behind Amazon, a position it continues to hold -- followed by search giant Google. A recent report in New York Times, talks about various deals that the company has made under CEO Nadella including t...