I have been fortunate to be at the center of cloud computing for the last 20 years, first with Office 365, and then with Azure. With Office 365, I was a leader in the team that delivered Microsoft’s first commercial cloud service and scaled the service from zero to over 100 million end users. Building a new product, with a new technology paradigm, and a new business model was an incredible experience. With Azure, I led the team that built “The World’s Computer”. Over the last 10 years I have been fortunate to build hyperscale infrastructure in over 30 countries, providing 85% of the planets GDP with data residency and high availability. Building a global product in a rapidly evolving regulatory and cyber sovereignty environment has changed the landscape of computing across the planet. What drives me is the ability to build and disrupt. Entrepreneurialism, constant learning, and growth have been a theme of my career for the last two decades. Digital disruption, enabled by hyperscale cloud and ubiquitous computing is only beginning. This digital disruption enables a new class of workloads, and scenarios to be built. Today I am excited to share that I am leaving Microsoft and taking the next step in my career to build on the world’s computer. I could not be prouder of the last 21 years, and equally excited for my next journey to begin. --Tom
It was great working in Azure Global with you during part of your Microsoft journey. Best wishes in the next chapter. /allen
Tarek Dawoud
1y
Shout out from the catacombs where we buried BPOS (where your mailbox was the first to get accidentally deleted) 😋 to the hallowed halls of Identity where most recently we went days without sleep working on demos to win the JEDI bid. Great memories. 😍 Best of luck, Tom. Wish you the best wherever your next step may be.
Gary Pagan
1y
Good luck boss, can’t wait to see what you have for your next world altering adventure.
Neil Carter
1y
It was a great honor to work with you launching the two Azure Data Centres in Canberra, Australia Tom Keane. I wish you the very greatest success ahead and encourage you to give time to reflect on all the great achievements of your many years of hard work at Microsoft. Best wishes on your journey ahead.
All the best Tom! I have NEVER worked for anyone as brilliant and smart as you! Rock on boss! 🥳🥳🥳
Alan Galster
1y
Nothing like success. Here is 1/2 of a million! https://www.hanscom.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1104438/hanscom-helps-air-force-email-users-gain-more-capability-in-the-cloud/
Congrats on the new opportunity and you will be missed. Wishing you all the best and thanks for your leadership and work at MSFT.
Shahab Syed
1y
You're an inspirational leader to all that have worked with you.
International Product Executive with a history of delighting customers and building product teams
1yI think BPOS belongs in a separate category from Office365 😁. Congrats and all the best with your new venture