Microsoft has all the right ingredients to top Amazon in the cloud, says the company's former Silico

Microsoft is well-positioned to overtake Amazon as the top player in cloud computing, says Dan'l Lewin, a longtime Microsoft executive who left the company in September. The software company has a collection of advantages it can build on, including existing relationships with enterprise customers and expertise in operating data centers around the world, Lewin said. And while Microsoft's latest cloud reorganization  Lewin has nearly 40 years of experience in tech, including serving under...