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Microsoft adds another Yahoo exec, this time in data center unit
This is starting to get almost funny. Microsoft today confirmed that it has hired yet another Yahoo executive, operations vice president Dayne Sampson -- the latest in a series of Yahoo engineers and executives to make the switch to Microsoft following its unsuccessful bid to acquire Yahoo last year.
Sampson is joining Microsoft's Global Foundation Services team, which is responsible for its data centers and related infrastructure.
Microsoft's statement: "We're very excited to have Dayne Sampson join the team, reporting to Debra Chrapaty, corporate vice president, Global Foundation Services (GFS). Operations and foundation services are key to delivering the Microsoft Software plus Services vision, and Dayne's extensive operations and industry experience will be a strong asset for GFS and the company."
AllThingsD reported the news this afternoon. Last week, paidcontent.org reported that Jan Pedersen, formerly of Yahoo, had joined Microsoft as its Live Search chief scientist.
At Microsoft they join Yahoo alumni including Live Labs head Gary Flake, MSN executive producer Scott Moore, search veteran Larry Heck, search engineer Sean Suchter and Qi Lu, the new president of Microsoft's Online Services Business.
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