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    Feb 2, 2023   |   Alex Fleck

    Enabling advanced HR analytics and AI with Microsoft Azure Data Lake

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    Feb 1, 2023   |   Aleenah Ansari

    Prioritizing accessibility at Microsoft with feedback from people with disabilities

    Prioritizing accessibility at Microsoft is helping the company create products and services that are inclusive and accessible for everyone. Being successful at this important work hinges on getting feedback from people with disabilities ranging from…

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    Feb 1, 2023   |   Lukas Velush

    How Microsoft is rethinking the hybrid meeting room experience with Microsoft Teams

    New Microsoft Teams-powered hybrid meeting room technology is helping us design new experiences for our employees and vendors here at Microsoft and helping customers understand how to achieve these experiences for themselves. “We want to…

    Jerry Newell, wearing headphones, smiles at the camera as he works at home.

    Jan 31, 2023   |   Danielle Veluz

    Location-based routing enables Microsoft India move to Microsoft Teams

    Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new details and updated terminology. Location-based routing helped Microsoft overcome the challenge of finally moving its employees in India from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams. Made…

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    Jan 30, 2023   |   Jason Kellington

    Doing more with less internally at Microsoft with Microsoft Azure

    How do we at Microsoft get the best value from our Microsoft Azure environment? We’ve been refining and optimizing the way we use the cloud for years, and as such, our answer isn’t just about…

    A silhouetted person is showing working on a Viva Topics dashboard.

    Jan 26, 2023   |   Jason Kellington

    Fueling Microsoft’s knowledge sharing culture with Microsoft Viva Topics

    At Microsoft, we’re evolving our culture of learning. Part of that evolution is ensuring that our employees always have access to the information they need. We’re using Microsoft Viva Topics to consolidate and govern the…

    Screenshot of Microsoft employees working inside a security operations center at Microsoft.

    Jan 25, 2023   |   Josh Krenz

    Building an anti-ransomware program at Microsoft focused on an Optimal Ransomware Resiliency State

    Microsoft strives to deliver the productivity tools and services the world depends on. With this comes the responsibility of ensuring protection, continuity, and resilience from cyberattacks of all sorts—including emerging threats. Highlighted in the third…

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    Jan 25, 2023   |   Lukas Velush

    Brain-friendly employee feedback turning the tide at Microsoft

    [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…

    Joseph Jassey, Director of Business Programs - Industry Solutions in Microsoft Digital, led the migration of the Microsoft Human Resources employee portal to SharePoint Online.

    Jan 25, 2023   |   Lukas Velush

    Microsoft moves its Human Resources employee portal to SharePoint Online

    [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…

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    Jan 20, 2023   |   Alex Fleck

    Enhancing Microsoft’s security posture with Microsoft Azure Firewall Manager

    Imagine an enterprise company with dozens or hundreds of firewalls, each with its own set of policies for keeping corporate networks secure. That was the situation here at Microsoft until our IT teams started using…

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    Jan 18, 2023   |   Dodd Willingham

    Getting to ‘search completeness’ internally at Microsoft

    Microsoft is a big company with thousands of teams working in different ways based on the work they do. Despite that complexity, when our employees go looking for something, they expect an internal search portal…

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    Jan 12, 2023   |   Inside Track staff

    Instrumenting ServiceNow with Microsoft Azure Monitor

    At Microsoft we have integrated our ServiceNow environment with Microsoft Azure Monitor to create a comprehensive, end-to-end monitoring solution that helps us to ensure performance, reliability, and service excellence across our ServiceNow environment. Combining ServiceNow…

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    Jan 12, 2023   |   Jason Kellington

    Creating learn-it-alls at Microsoft with Viva Learning and LinkedIn Learning Hub

    At Microsoft, we’re dedicated to fostering a culture of growth mindset by promoting continuous learning. Learning is core to the employee experience, and recent data shows that if employees can’t learn and grow, they’ll leave.…

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