Bangalore: As the whole world contemplates on the introduction of Windows 8 desktop OS, Microsoft has taken another gigantic step with its release of Windows Server 2012, today. Microsoft acknowledges this OS to be the biggest player in the core enterprise market in upcoming years.

So who is the think-tank leading this enormous project? It is an Indian who has been the pillar behind the launch of Windows Server 2012- Satya Nadella. Nadella is the current president of Servers and Tools Business (STB) at Microsoft and the master mind behind Server 2012. "This is perhaps the biggest release of our server products in history, bigger than NT," he said at the launch event. "I was here at Microsoft when we launched Windows NT, which ushered in the era of client/server, and we believe that Windows Server 2012 ushers in the era of the cloud operating system."

In an interview given to SiliconIndia for its March ‘03 issue, Nadella, who was then the corporate Vice President for Microsoft Business Solutions expressed his vision about the Microsoft CRM on which he was working and its implications on the enterprise server and the third-party server. During his interview, he mentioned, “The person would most probably be using MS Outlook, he or she wouldn’t even know that the underlying software is a CRM tool. But the person can now do a lot more with his email—generate and complete an entire order, and rack up the tally on the corporate inventory. The CRM would be working on the enterprise server or on some third-party server.” The cover story shed light on the immense potential and foresightedness of this Indian pro and his visionary that is currently evident from the 19 years that he has contributed to Microsoft and the world of technology. 

Nadella grew up in Hyderabad- India, where he did his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Mangalore University, followed by a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin. The master’s degree was truly the turning point of his life. In 1992, Nadella joined Microsoft, which he proudly admits, ‘the path to his new life.’ Nadella came to Microsoft from Sun Microsystems, where he was a member of their technology staff.