Take Our Survey on Nadella as CEO -- Redmond Channel Partner

Bekker's Blog by Scott Bekker, Editor in Chief

Take Our Survey on Nadella as CEO

By now you've heard the news: Microsoft settled on internal candidate Satya Nadella as its next CEO effective today. Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman but will stay on the board and spend a third of his time advising Nadella. John Thompson becomes chairman, and Steve Ballmer joins the board.

As the independent voice of the Microsoft channel community, Redmond Channel Partner magazine wants to know what you think. Give us your opinions about Microsoft's blockbuster executive and boardroom moves and the company's overall direction in this quick, 12-question survey.

Posted by Scott Bekker on February 04, 2014

Featured

Microsoft Dismantles RedVDS Cybercrime Marketplace Linked to $40M in Phishing Fraud

In a coordinated action spanning the United States and the United Kingdom, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and international law enforcement collaborators have taken down RedVDS, a subscription based cybercrime platform tied to an estimated $40 million in fraud losses in the U.S. since March 2025.
CrowdStrike's Acquisition of SGNL Aims to Strengthen Identity Security

CrowdStrike signs definitive agreement to purchase SGNL, an identity security specialist, in a deal valued at about $740 million.
Microsoft Acquires Osmos, Automating Data Engineering inside Fabric

In a strategic move to reduce time-consuming manual data preparation, Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based startup Osmos, specializing in agentic AI for data engineering.
Linux Foundation Unites Major Tech Firms to Launch Agentic AI Foundation

The Linux Foundation today announced the creation of a new collaborative initiative — the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) — bringing together major AI and cloud players such as Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and other major tech companies.