LinkedIn has set aside an effort to relocate its data center technology out of its physical facilities and into Microsoft's Azure cloud, according to people familiar with the matter.
A LinkedIn spokesperson confirmed that the Microsoft subsidiary changed direction on Blueshift and said LinkedIn continues to use Azure.
Under the leadership of Nadella, Microsoft has moved some of its acquired assets to Azure, including GitHub and Minecraft developer Mojang.
More recently, Azure has gained attention because of Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, which uses Azure infrastructure for running the large language models powering ChatGPT and other products.
Microsoft said in October that third-quarter revenue from Azure and other cloud services grew 29%, while LinkedIn revenue was up 8%.
Persons:
Satya Nadella, Mohak Shroff, Raghu Hiremagalur, we've, Hiremagalur, Nadella, OpenAI, LinkedIn's Karin Kimbrough
Organizations:
Microsoft, LinkedIn, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, Nadella, Wired, OpenAI
Locations:
Blueshift, OpenAI