7 posts and columns on Bob Muglia

Ripples in Microsoft's Cloud as Amitabh Srivastava Leaves

in Enterprise on February 9, 2011 at 10:51 am PT

One of the few to carry the title Distinguished Engineer, he’s credited with getting Windows development back on track, then creating its cloud computing platform.

Bing Overlord Satya Nadella Promoted to President of Server and Tools at Microsoft

in News on February 9, 2011 at 8:24 am PT

Satya Nadella, the Microsoft exec who has been in charge of its Bing search effort, has been promoted to president of its Server and Tools Business. He replaces Bob Muglia, a longtime exec who was ousted recently in CEO Steve Ballmer’s effort to shake things up at the company and stress the company’s technical expertise.

Head Of Microsoft's Servers And Business Unit Leaving This Summer

in Enterprise on January 10, 2011 at 9:45 am PT

Bob Muglia’s departure comes on the same day that Microsoft is previewing a new version of Dynamics.

Live From Redmond: Microsoft's Lu Hearts ’Hoo, Plus Business Guy Elop and Server Guy Muglia

in News on July 30, 2009 at 3:05 pm PT

Isn’t it ironic that Yahoo once employed–and for a very long time–top search techie Qi Lu and here he was on stage at the Financial Analyst Meeting at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Wash., after having just scooped up that business for the software giant. Lu, who is now president of the Online Services division at Microsoft, was not generous with the details, although he did say making the partnership work was his No. 2 priority after Microsoft’s own search business.
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Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting Today: Billion-Dollar Belly Flop With a Side of Yahoo

in News on July 30, 2009 at 7:59 am PT

The fun never stops at Microsoft, it seems. Well, not fun–more like a long march of khaki-clad Softies. They will be on display bright and early this morning at the company’s annual Financial Analyst Meeting, a cavalcade of top execs at the tech giant blabbing away. Big topics? I am interested in the recent billion-dollar revenue miss in earnings and, of course, more details about the Yahoo search deal. BoomTown will be there covering it in person, natch!
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Sinofsky Named Windows Division President (Official Announcement and Memo)

in News on July 8, 2009 at 12:41 pm PT

Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, was given a bump-up in title today. He was promoted to president, joining Stephen Elop, Bob Muglia, Qi Lu and Robbie Bach as the fifth company executive with that title. The official announcement and all-hands memo, after the jump.
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