Microsoft Digital stories
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Simplifying external staff management by extending SAP SuccessFactors on SAP Business Technology Platform
Our core system for managing our external workforce was showing its age in an increasingly demanding modern workplace environment—we needed to simplify our external staff management. Here at Microsoft, our large and diverse external, non-FTE workforce plays a vital role…
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Streamlining engineering at Microsoft with Azure DevOps
Microsoft runs on Microsoft technology. We are the proving ground for our products and when we say that software is enterprise-ready this means that we have already built it for and run it at scale in our own enterprise. We…
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Bonding in 3D: How Microsoft employees are finding connection in Microsoft Teams
Several years into the era of flexible work, most of us are used to appearing in a Brady Bunch-style gallery. We select an emoji to ask a question or applaud an achievement and still have to remember “unmute” when it’s…
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Delivering communications internally at Microsoft with Microsoft Viva Amplify
Keeping your people well informed is something every organization, manager, and executive needs to do, including here at Microsoft Digital, the company’s IT organization. We need to let our employees know about new product rollouts, important system updates, new policies,…
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Working in a phygital world: Why businesses need to rethink their workspace experiences now
“Phygital” (physical plus digital) is a marketing term that’s often used to describe the blending of digital experiences with physical ones. As employees’ and customers’ ways of interaction proliferate, companies aim to seamlessly integrate them. Nothing has been impacted more…
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Redesigning how we work at Microsoft with generative AI
Generative AI has emerged as a transformational force in computing, but it’s not always clear how to utilize it when designing new products. At Microsoft, our teams are learning how to incorporate Microsoft Copilot and other new AI technology into…
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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 Microsoft Azure Firewall Manager. This…
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Democratizing adoption data with the Microsoft 365 Admin Center Experience insights dashboard
Microsoft 365 usage data has enormous value for a variety of roles. But until recently, only IT admins had the privileged access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that could unlock that data’s value. New Admin Center roles and the…
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Seamless and secure cloud printing with Universal Print
There are few office tasks that are as ubiquitous—or potentially as frustrating—as needing to print a document. Whatever your role and wherever you are, it’s likely that you’ll need to utilize the shared office printer next time you’re on site.…
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Making Microsoft Teams Premium better for customers
Microsoft Teams Premium is an exciting new offer for Microsoft customers with enhanced features and the latest AI-powered technologies. It provides a seamless, one-stop shop experience to improve any kind of Microsoft Teams meeting from personal one-on-one discussions to large-scale…
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Reshaping the Azure developer experience using Azure ExpressRoute
We’re using Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to facilitate high-bandwidth, dedicated connectivity between Microsoft Azure for Operators and the developers who create and implement Azure for Operators features internally here at Microsoft. Our Infrastructure and Engineering Services (IES) team in Microsoft Digital,…
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New trade screening tool boosts Microsoft
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…