Synopsis
Anthropic has hired former Microsoft executive Eric Boyd to lead its infrastructure team as demand for its AI tools grows. The company’s revenue has surged, driven by products like Claude Code. However, rising usage has strained services, prompting major investments in computing capacity and data centres to support future expansion.Sharing the news on LinkedIn, Boyd said, “AI is accelerating at an incredible pace, and the impact of Claude Code in the last 6 months, and particularly the last two months, just shows the power of what is possible.”
Before joining Anthropic, Boyd spent 16 years at Microsoft, where he led its AI platform, according to a report by Bloomberg. In that role, he helped both internal teams and external customers deploy large language models. He reported to executive vice president Jay Parikh and managed a team of around 1,500 people. Earlier in his career, he also held leadership roles at Yahoo, the report added.
Welcoming Boyd, Anthropic’s chief technology officer, Rahul Patil wrote: “His experience leading infrastructure at enterprise scale will help ensure we can meet record demand from customers around the world. ”
“He joins us from Microsoft, where he built core infrastructure for foundation models—including Claude,” Patil added.
The development comes at a time of rapid growth for Anthropic. The company’s revenue run rate has surged past $30 billion, a remarkable increase from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025.
Much of this growth has been driven by strong interest in its AI offerings, particularly Claude Code, which is designed to make coding and debugging more efficient.
However, the company has also faced challenges. At times, its services have struggled to stay online due to what it described as “unprecedented demand” from both individual users and businesses.
To address this, Anthropic is expanding its infrastructure capacity. On Tuesday, chipmaker Broadcom agreed on a deal with the AI startup to provide access to about 3.5 gigawatts of computing power from 2027, drawing on Google’s processors.
Anthropic said that the new deal builds on its earlier commitment to invest $50 billion in US-based computing infrastructure, including new data centres in Texas and New York, expected to come online through 2026.
In comparison, competitor OpenAI has announced even larger commitments, saying it intends to spend around $600 billion on AI infrastructure by 2030.
