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August 29, 2024

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Alex Fleck

Finding and fixing network outages in minutes—not hours—with real-time telemetry at Microsoft

With more than 600 physical worksites around the world, Microsoft has one of the largest network infrastructure footprints on the planet. Managing the thousands of devices that keep those locations connected demands constant attention from a global team of network…
August 26, 2024

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Angela Gamba

Helping Microsoft employees understand their value with the Total Rewards Portal

Our total rewards communications are an essential aspect of empowering employees to understand the value of Microsoft compensation and, for employees in the United States, their benefits, while reminding them of the investment that the company is making in them.…
August 21, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Getting products to customers faster with dropshipping at Microsoft

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed supply chains into the spotlight and revealed just how shaky they can be. If you panic-bought toilet paper or flour in March 2020, you know that a perfect storm formed as customers frantically bought up every…
July 18, 2024

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Cristine Jung-Fassnidge

Enhancing space management internally at Microsoft with Wi-Fi data

Space management and employee engagement are two critical aspects of any modern workplace, including internally here at Microsoft. Figuring out how to get both right leads to important questions: How can organizations understand the best use of their building spaces,…
June 6, 2024

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Inside Track bot

Creating a manageable Microsoft Azure subscription model

Editor’s note: This story was written by a bot powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI. The bot interviews subject matter experts in Microsoft Digital to generate new stories quickly. We have humans in the loop to ensure the accuracy and completeness…
June 5, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Moving our network to the cloud with Microsoft Azure

Our ongoing move to cloud networking here at Microsoft is at the core of our larger connectivity strategy. Very practically, this shift is playing a pivotal role in how we are and will continue to support our more than 221,000…
May 28, 2024

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Inside Track staff

How Microsoft modernized its purchase order system with Azure microservices

[Editor’s note: This content was written to highlight a particular event or moment in time. Although that moment has passed, we’re republishing it here so you can see what our thinking and experience was like at the time.] MyOrder, an…
May 22, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Upgrading Microsoft’s core Human Resources system with SAP SuccessFactors

This story was first published in 2022. We periodically update our stories, but we can’t verify that they represent the full picture of our current situation at Microsoft. We leave them on the site so you can see what our…
May 9, 2024

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India Rodgers

Scaling contract reviews at Microsoft with Microsoft Azure AI Services

At Microsoft, our Finance team is leveraging technology to simplify workstream prioritization and automate qualitative assessments. The Revenue team within our Finance division is composed of accounting professionals with product, industry, and region-specific expertise. These professionals review and document accounting…
May 8, 2024

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Sean O’Neill

Modernizing our Network Access Control Infrastructure with Azure

“How do I get on the Wi-Fi?” It’s often one of the first questions visitors ask when arriving at a new location, and here at Microsoft, it happens every day. Our guest Wi-Fi network is typically one of the first…
April 26, 2024

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Stacy Hernandez

Turning to Microsoft Azure to put software engineers in high school classrooms

Software engineers at Microsoft and other companies love that they get to teach their craft in high schools across the United States and in parts of Canada. The grassroots program—which is now more than 10 years old—has been so successful…
April 22, 2024

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Josh Krenz

How Microsoft is delivering smart building experiences with CI/CD for Azure Digital Twins

Microsoft empowers employees and guests with user experience scenarios, like pathfinding and hotdesking, to make life easier. To quickly facilitate impactful smart building features at scale, Microsoft Digital’s engineers rely on a structured approach that combines templates and pipelines for…

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