They are about to annihilate their sales group - things are moving to the cloud - Microsoft has always followed in IBM's footsteps ... from behemoth to monopoly to not-cool-anymore to a services company ... It's getting really interesting, but it's a bit repetitious... This "reorg" simply means that they're going to move most of their workforce to India, just like former tech company IBM.
See more details here:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/03/microsoft_jobs_overhaul/
Media REcap:
Reuters (Intl.)
Microsoft will undergo a reorganization that will impact its sales and marketing teams, company executives told employees on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-layoffs-idUSKBN19O290
BRG (USA)
When a company as big as Microsoft finds itself in need of a reorganization, there are almost always casualties that result from the changes. That’s exactly what is about to happen to the tech giant, as multiple reports from inside sources suggest that the company is poised to downsize
http://bgr.com/2017/07/03/microsoft-layoffs-2017-cloud-software/
The Register (UK)
Enterprise, corporate sales become one
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/03/microsoft_jobs_overhaul/
Fudzilla (EU)
The software king of the world, including parts of the moon and the rings of Uranus, is about to tell thousands of its Volish staff to clean out their desks and collect their pink slips.
http://fudzilla.com/news/44020-microsoft-lays-off-thousands-more
The Record (USA)
Worldwide layoffs are reportedly about to hit Microsoft.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7403734-microsoft-set-to-announce-thousands-of-layoffs-as-it-focuses-on-cloud-software/
The Street (USA)
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is reportedly planning a cloud-focused restructuring that will involve laying off a large number of workers worldwide.
https://www.thestreet.com/story/14206772/1/microsoft-s-constant-restructurings-show-its-mindset-is-more-like-google-s-than-apple-s.html
MediaPost (UK)
As Microsoft rolls into a new fiscal year in July, the company plans to make major adjustments to its consumer and commercial businesses, according to an internal memo to employees.
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/303846/microsoft-internal-memo-cites-changes-but-no-layo.html
SF GATE (USA)
As part of the layoffs, Microsoft plans to merge parts of its enterprise customer business with its small-and-medium-enterprise business unit, according to TechCrunch, citing a source with knowledge of the downsizing.
http://www.sfgate.com/business/tech/article/Microsoft-reportedly-set-to-lay-off-thousands-11264376.php
The Seattle Times (USA)
Microsoft reorganized its sales and marketing operations in a bid to woo more customers in areas like artificial intelligence and the cloud by providing sales staff with greater technical and industry-specific expertise.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft-announces-global-sales-force-marketing-reorganization-no-layoffs-detailed/
The Seattle Times (USA)
The Redmond company is said to be planning more changes to its massive sales organization as it emphasizes sales of cloud-computing products.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-said-to-be-planning-sales-force-overhaul-layoffs-likely/
Investor's Business Daily (USA)
Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly going to lay off thousands of employees as it focuses on integrating its cloud service business. The announcement could come as early as Wednesday.
http://www.investors.com/news/microsoft-layoffs-yum-china-earnings-fed-minutes-investing-action-plan/
The Wall Street Journal (USA)
Company doesn’t disclose job cuts, though layoffs in thousands are still expected. Microsoft Corp. reorganized its global sales group Monday to focus on cloud services, and a person familiar with the plans said the move will lead to layoffs in the thousands.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-revamps-its-global-sales-team-1499110388
CNET (AU)
Microsoft is clearing the decks as it heads into a new financial year, with reports that the company's sales team is facing significant layoffs.
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/microsoft-to-cut-thousands-of-staff-report-says/
WinBuzzer (USA)
A new report suggests Microsoft will this week announce significant job cuts from its global salesforce as part of a reorganizational push towards the cloud.
https://winbuzzer.com/2017/07/03/microsoft-layoff-thousands-global-salesforce-xcxwbn/
They are not even aware what's about to hit them...
This will be a massive one...
Not sure about the "INDIA" comment - sales resources are typically located onshore