Cheeky Pint Satya Nadella describes how lessons from Microsoft’s history apply to today’s boom
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Nov 18, 2025 
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, shares insights on AI's transformative role in enterprises. He discusses the importance of having data readily accessible and how today's AI infrastructure differs from the dot-com bubble. Satya elaborates on 'agentic commerce,' merging catalogs with AI-driven experiences, and the evolution of user interfaces. He underscores Microsoft’s cultural shift towards a learn-it-all mindset and reveals his unique management style through Teams, highlighting how he connects with his team in a digital landscape.
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Data Architecture Is The Real AI Bottleneck
- AI adoption inside enterprises requires organizing the data layer and semantically embedding diverse systems into one accessible layer.
- Satya Nadella argues this enables recall of relationships lost in unstructured workflows and unlocks company-specific intelligence.
Separate Model Cognition From Knowledge
- Build systems where the model's cognitive core is separated from its knowledge so you can enable continual learning and memory.
- Implement memory, entitlements, and an action space outside the model to make agents safe and effective at runtime.
Wandering The Virtual Halls Of Teams
- Satya spends most days in customer-facing Teams calls and uses Teams channels to 'wander the halls' virtually and learn from product teams.
- He says lingering in Teams channels helps him discover people working on projects like an Excel agent.
