Microsoft, the world’s leading producer of software, on Tuesday said Doug Burgum, a division head with its specialized small-to-midsize business software unit, will leave his post, and he’ll be replaced by Satya Nadella, a current corporate vice president of the unit, The Wall Street Journal reports.Last fall, 50-year-old Burgum announced plans to leave his position as senior vice president of Microsoft’s Business Solutions unit to take over its chairman post; however, yesterday he told reporters that he’ll leave Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft for good this coming June, according to the Journal.Nadella will keep his current title, the Journal reports.Burgum said he made the decision to leave the software giant on Friday afternoon following discussions with a number of Microsoft execs, including Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, the Journal reports. Burgum has been with Microsoft for more than five years, and he came on after it acquired Great Plains Software—where he served as CEO and chairman— for $1.1 billion in stock, according to the Journal.Burgum said he hasn’t decided on where he’ll go after he leaves Microsoft, the Journal reports. Last week, Brian Valentine, a Microsoft senior vice president who oversaw the launches of the company’s last three major operating system upgrades, also left Microsoft for a post at Web retailer Amazon.com.Related Link: Microsoft SVP Valentine Departs for AmazonThis article is posted on our Microsoft Informer page. For more news on the Redmond, Wash.-based powerhouse, keep checking in.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe