siliconindia | | May 201519spanning Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and the Xbox One. This stands as yet another validation to Nadella's consumer first approach.Repaving the Road AheadTo motivate his employees, Nadella also asked Bill Gates to step up into the role of technical advisor, which will see Gate's in a more active product role, cutting down his involvement in administration work. The situation Microsoft faces in 2015 is not very different from twenty years ago when Gate's ideology on "information highway" captured in his 1995 book The Road Ahead was a huge hit. The only difference is that Bill Gate's idea of computing has a new metaphor called Cloud and the previous computing platform--PC is being replaced by the mobile. The two generation of CEOs are more or less guided by the same vision--centering innovation as their mantra to success.Dawn of a New EraThe day is coming to an end at a Windows 10 event held in Redmond, when Nadella takes center stage to conclude the press meet but Microsoft's imprint in the next phase of technology invention is only beginning. Nadella comments that Windows 10 will be the go-to operating system that everyone can enjoy, regardless of what they need to do on a computer. Not straying too far from its famed expertise in enterprise software, Windows 10 for the first time will make Microsoft's vision of a unified computing experience a reality. In his memo titled `Bold Ambition & our Core', Nadella penned that Microsoft will witness a massive cultural change in the coming years. "Our developers and partners will thrive by creatively extending Microsoft experiences for every individual and business on the planet." With such an influential thinker steering the company, undoubtedly Microsoft will continue to excel in the enterprise software arena for years to come. Satya Nadella,CEOGrowing up along the banks of the River Musi in Hyderbad, India, Satya Nadella's journey from playing cricket in the dusty pitches of the Deccan Plateau to the CEO of a billion dollar firm is quite the American Dream come true. Nadella's passion for cricket also trickles into his management skills and the credits the game for the leadership which he brings into the company. Born in a telugu speaking family, his father a former bureaucrat worked for the Indian Administrative Service and his mother was a Sanskrit lecturer. After completing his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, Nadella wanted to pursue computer science but the emphasis was not available when he attended Mangalore University in India, where he received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. In 1992, the year he started working in Microsoft, he married his high school sweetheart Anupama and the couple has three children. While most part of Nadella's management skills were learned on the job, he credits a more personal event to his clarity of vision and empathetic listening skills. Zain, the first of his three children was born with special needs, which forced Nadella to see beyond himself. He reconfigured his daily priorities to meet Zain's needs which also helped him develop the rubrics of effective management while maintaining a balance. The 46 year old CEO is a poet at heart and believes that it is the best code to inspire his employees. He holds a fondness for Indian and American poetry. Nadella also confesses being guilty of buying more books that he can finish and signing up for more online courses than he can complete. Not forgetting his Indian roots, Nadella claims that he loves cooking and his favorite recipe is the hyderbadi biryani.
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