Author: Douglas Gantenbein

May 17, 2024

[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.] Adopting rigorous design standards is helping Microsoft get better at something very important to the company—getting accessibility...

Jan 19, 2024

Microsoft runs on trust. This includes ensuring that the company is compliant with regulatory requirements by utilizing evolving technology to transform compliance practices, including trade screening. At Microsoft, we pride ourselves on working fairly and honestly with the people we do business with. The increasing use of online commerce, however, has made trade screening more...

Oct 19, 2023

Microsoft has taken a page from the auto industry to use a process called Kanban (pronounced “con-bon”), a Japanese word meaning “signboard” or “billboard.” It was developed by a Toyota engineer to improve manufacturing efficiency. Microsoft is using Kanban to drive engineering improvement and streamline workflows at Microsoft. In its simplest form, Kanban involves creating...

Aug 11, 2023

Finding rogue access points on Microsoft’s network is an important mission for our IT teams. Networked devices have come to dominate the IT world, and their prevalence has led to more complex and vulnerable gateways. As a result, employees within Microsoft and many other large organizations regularly bring in their own wireless devices. Using a...

Feb 11, 2021

Microsoft has implemented auto-scaling SAP on Microsoft Azure to help its SAP workloads run more efficiently. Why? Like many enterprises, Microsoft runs on SAP. It uses the software to run everything from tracking servers in its supply chain to making sure the company’s 140,000 employees are paid on time. It has one of the largest...