Microsoft appoints Nadra as President of server and tools business

Satia Nadra (Satya Nadella) Beijing time February 10 Morning News, Microsoft announced in Wednesday, has appointed online service department senior Satia Nadra (Satya Nadella) for the server and tool business leaders.　　Nadra will be the head of the department to replace Bob Mulia (Bob Muglia), who announced his departure this January. In announcing the appointment, Microsoft highlighted Nadra's expertise in cloud computing. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, said in a statement that Nadra's "rich experience" in the Microsoft server and Web Services Ballmer would "help speed up our momentum and set the direction for the future of [cloud computing services]." "Nadra previously was in charge of the engineering department of Microsoft's online services business.　　In the development of Microsoft Bing search engine, MSN Portal upgrades and Bing and Yahoo advertising system integration process, he is responsible for leading the technical work. Nadra, 43 years old, has been working on Microsoft's Online services business since 2007. Prior to that, he had led the Microsoft Business Solution, which provided products such as ERP and CRM for Microsoft's Dynamics product line.　　He has joined Microsoft for 19 years. The server and Tools business Unit is responsible for the Microsoft Windows Server operating system and related development and management tools. The Department is also responsible for the company's cloud computing products, including Windows Azure.　　Microsoft says that in its new position, Barnard has to develop a roadmap and an overall strategic vision for Server tool software and Enterprise cloud computing services. Mulia plans to leave Microsoft in 2011, after helping Barnard adapt to his new job. (PEI)