# Boyd led the engineering of hardware and software needed to host both OpenAI and Anthropic models on Microsoft's Azure.

*genai · news · 2026-04-08 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- Anthropic has hired Eric Boyd, Microsoft's former head of AI Platform, as head of infrastructure.
- Boyd previously engineered hardware and software to host both OpenAI and Anthropic models on Azure.
- Anthropic is committing $50 billion to build new AI data centers in the US.
- Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate has surpassed $30 billion, up from $9 billion at end of 2025.

**Companies:** Microsoft, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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