Anthropic hires Microsoft's Azure AI chief to fix its infrastructure problems

Anthropic hired Eric Boyd as its new head of infrastructure.

Boyd previously led Microsoft’s AI Platform, overseeing LLM deployment for customers and internal teams.

Before Microsoft, Boyd held leadership roles at Yahoo.

The hire arrives as Anthropic struggles to maintain reliable service amid surging demand.

Anthropic plans $50 billion in US AI data-center investments; Rahul Patil is the company’s CTO.