Integration Vs. Preservation: Learn From Microsoft’s Skype Experiment
The conventional wisdom—preserve brand equity, retain talent, maintain the innovation culture—sounds logical but is a flawed ...
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10 Past Microsoft Acquisitions And What They Mean Now
Several years ago, Microsoft looked at its M&A strategy and decided to step up the frequency of its transactions to help advance the organic work going on in its R&D group. This effort was driven ...
Microsoft has a new strategy chief to navigate its AI era
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company’s HR chief, Kathleen Hogan, into a new role focused on corporate strategy.
Microsoft Head of HR Kathleen Hogan Moves Into New Executive Role
The software and technology giant named a new CHRO on Wednesday and elevated its former CHRO into a new leadership position.
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Glasgow-based Microsoft partner secures £2.25m investment from Maven
Maven Capital Partners has invested £2.25m in a Glasgow-based managed IT services provider.
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Alianza Acquires Metaswitch From Microsoft as Tech Giant Refocuses Its Telecoms Strategy
Alianza has completed the acquisition of Metaswitch from Microsoft. Microsoft bought Metaswitch in 2020. The latest sale ...
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End of an era: Microsoft to shut down Skype, shifting users to Teams, 14 years after $8.5B deal
A meeting in Skype, the messaging and calling app that once ranked as Microsoft’s largest acquisition. (Microsoft Photo) Before Zoom, before FaceTime, and before video-calling became a default ...