I believe Microsoft's new CEO is solidifying the cloud only stance with this quote from a recent interview.
Microsoft has no SQL Server developers. We have only Azure developers.
While he does say that they go back every 12-18 months and refactor into something that can be sold, their focus is a cloud first vision.
Jason Carter
Tampa, Florida
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