All posts by Inside Track – retired stories
May 3, 2023
Creating a modern data governance strategy to accelerate digital transformation at Microsoft
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Data is the new currency of digital transformation. Whether it’s providing new insights, improving decision making, or driving better business outcomes, enthusiasm for unlocking the power of data...
Feb 6, 2023
How Microsoft used change management best practices to launch a new business intelligence platform
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. It was time for a fresh approach to data analysis at Microsoft, one that would make it easier to track sales and operations activities across regions and roles....
Jan 9, 2023
Bringing Microsoft’s commerce platform to Microsoft Azure
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. For almost 20 years, our Microsoft’s Commerce Transaction Platform (CTP) processed online payments through an on-premises environment, verifying that all transactions had been processed, sales had been finalized,...
Dec 8, 2022
Streamlining vendor assessment with ServiceNow VRM at Microsoft
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. We’ve adopted ServiceNow Vendor Risk Management (VRM) to manage our risk assessment during the procurement process for Internet of Things (IoT) devices across Microsoft. ServiceNow VRM provides a...
Dec 7, 2022
Building the future of retail with Adobe and Dynamics 365
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Microsoft Store is reimagining its online storefront on microsoft.com with Adobe Experience Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure. We’re creating a more efficient content-management experience for our...
Nov 3, 2022
Understanding our business with app telemetry in Microsoft Azure
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Microsoft Digital Employee Experience (MDEE), the organization that is powering, protecting and transforming Microsoft supports a wide variety of apps and services across the organization that are used...
Nov 2, 2022
Adopting Microsoft Azure Resource Manager internally at Microsoft
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. The work we do here at Microsoft is powered by the cloud, something that wouldn’t be possible without adopting Microsoft Azure Resource Manager. We’re the Microsoft Digital Employee...
Oct 24, 2022
Strengthening communications and improving employee experiences at Microsoft with Yammer
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. With more than 150,000 employees and external staff, it’s vital that everyone here at Microsoft can effectively communicate with each other, regardless of time zone or location. Yammer,...
Sep 28, 2022
Sweetening the first day for new Microsoft hires
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Productivity is the name of the game at Microsoft. Not surprisingly, Microsoft strives for efficiency in everything it does, including the approach for an employee’s first day. Called...
Aug 23, 2022
Powering IoT experiences at Microsoft
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Microsoft’s Smart buildings use IoT-driven experiences to make life easier for users. To unify the thousands of IoT devices needed to power these experiences, Microsoft Digital created the...
Jun 22, 2022
How ‘born in the cloud’ thinking is fueling Microsoft’s transformation
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Microsoft wasn’t born in the cloud, but soon you won’t be able to tell. Now that it has finished “lifting and shifting” its massive internal workload to Microsoft...
Jun 16, 2022
Shaping Microsoft’s new campus of the future with user-centric design
This content has been archived, and while it was correct at time of publication, it may no longer be accurate or reflect the current situation at Microsoft. Those planning a visit to Microsoft’s transformed campus in Redmond, Washington, will witness the early stages of a seamless employee and guest experience, one made possible thanks to...
