The vision of Microsoft is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. For Microsoft IT, that means keeping more than 170,000 employees, contractors, and suppliers productive and connected anytime, anywhere. More than 50% of Microsoft employees spend less time at their desks and more time working in locations outside a Microsoft office. And all of these people want to balance their personal and professional lives.

Microsoft IT uses integrated productivity tools to foster collaboration and to drive agility and innovation while maintaining a security-enhanced environment. Microsoft IT enables employees to access information when they want, wherever they are, in a way that complies with security guidelines.