{"id":15795,"date":"2024-07-17T16:46:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T23:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?page_id=15795"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:25:00","slug":"network-and-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/network-and-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Network and Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull cover-hero has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-lg-font-size wp-elements-15bd94fe704be85f96258fa8ff858ca9 has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:360px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2120\" height=\"795\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15902\" alt=\"Forward facing view of two men working on a Microsoft Surface Studio with a larger blurred screen\/display behind them.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw.jpg 2120w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/07\/RW1iwmw-2048x768.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2120px) 100vw, 2120px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-black-to-transparent-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e9d5792b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 has-h-2-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:700\">Network and Infrastructure<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve reimagined our very foundation using modern engineering principles like scalability, agility, and self-service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-48);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-24)\">Only with a robust, secure, and stable foundation can a business truly transform. Microsoft Digital is modernizing our infrastructure at Microsoft, elevating the process-centered operations to an agile, customer-focused organization that runs in Azure. Our efforts have boosted productivity, improved business partner experience, and reduced costs. By taking advantage of powerful and flexible hybrid-cloud architecture, we\u2019re able to recoup time previously spent managing servers and hardware, and focus our efforts on supporting our business critical challenges and key opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-48);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Featured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex has-2-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-post post-22117 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-it-strategy tag-ai tag-ai-deployment-and-adoption tag-digital-transformation tag-microsoft-365 tag-microsoft-365-copilot tag-microsoft-dynamics-365 tag-power-platform m-blog-post is-entire-card-clickable cta-card wp-block-tenup-post-picker\">\n\t\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-10216e6e18a72d16467069bc37f6a5cc is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/01\/10788_Hero-image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T09:00:00-08:00\">January 29, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"22117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/ai-at-scale-how-were-transforming-our-enterprise-it-operations-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how we\u2019re using a modern approach and toolset\u2014including AI\u2014to secure our network environment one approach, tool, and insight at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"22117\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/ai-at-scale-how-were-transforming-our-enterprise-it-operations-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: AI at scale: How we\u2019re transforming our enterprise IT operations at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-post post-19504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-it-strategy tag-azure-networking tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security tag-zero-trust m-blog-post is-entire-card-clickable cta-card wp-block-tenup-post-picker\">\n\t\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-19e9413f9581a4f44565e63c1a8030d8 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-10T09:00:00-07:00\">July 10, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-id=\"19504\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/securing-the-borderless-enterprise-how-were-using-ai-to-reinvent-our-network-security\/\" target=\"_self\" >Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out how we transformed our IT infrastructure management and boosted our reliability, efficiency, and scalability by moving to the Microsoft Azure cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-id=\"19504\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/securing-the-borderless-enterprise-how-were-using-ai-to-reinvent-our-network-security\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-32)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-h-3-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-48);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">More articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex 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engineering in IT at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22465 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized tag-azure-and-cloud-infrastructure tag-end-user-services-and-support tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-security-and-risk-management m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" 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padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-26T09:00:00-08:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"22465\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/protecting-anonymity-at-scale-how-we-built-cloud-first-hidden-membership-groups-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"22465\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/protecting-anonymity-at-scale-how-we-built-cloud-first-hidden-membership-groups-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Protecting anonymity at scale: How we built cloud-first hidden membership groups at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized tag-agent tag-ai tag-end-user-services-and-support tag-governance tag-microsoft-365-copilot tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-security-and-risk-management m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/02\/10799_Hero-image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-12T09:05:00-08:00\">February 12, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance\" data-bi-id=\"22324\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/protecting-ai-conversations-at-microsoft-with-model-context-protocol-security-and-governance\/\" target=\"_self\" >Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance\" data-bi-id=\"22324\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/protecting-ai-conversations-at-microsoft-with-model-context-protocol-security-and-governance\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Protecting AI conversations at Microsoft with Model Context Protocol security and governance<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-azure-and-cloud-infrastructure tag-developer-tools tag-it-and-business-operations tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-security-and-risk-management m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/11\/10734_Hero-image-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-20T09:05:00-08:00\">November 20, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"21193\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/moving-from-a-scream-test-to-holistic-lifecycle-management-how-we-manage-our-azure-services-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"21193\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/moving-from-a-scream-test-to-holistic-lifecycle-management-how-we-manage-our-azure-services-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Moving from a \u2018Scream Test\u2019 to holistic lifecycle management: How we manage our Azure services at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-20623 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-azure-networking tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security tag-security-and-risk-management m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10787-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-16T09:05:00-07:00\">October 16, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"20623\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/vuln-ai-our-ai-powered-leap-into-vulnerability-management-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"20623\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/vuln-ai-our-ai-powered-leap-into-vulnerability-management-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Vuln.AI: Our AI-powered leap into vulnerability management at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-20611 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-azure-networking tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security tag-security-and-risk-management tag-zero-trust m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/10\/10755-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-16T09:00:00-07:00\">October 16, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality\" data-bi-id=\"20611\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/keeping-our-in-house-optical-network-safe-with-a-zero-trust-mentality\/\" target=\"_self\" >Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality\" data-bi-id=\"20611\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/keeping-our-in-house-optical-network-safe-with-a-zero-trust-mentality\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Keeping our in-house optical network safe with a Zero Trust mentality<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized tag-ai tag-azure-networking tag-data-and-ai tag-enterprise-data tag-microsoft-365-copilot tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10726_Hero-image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T09:05:00-07:00\">October 2, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide\" data-bi-id=\"19793\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/unleashing-api-powered-agents-at-microsoft-our-internal-learnings-and-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" target=\"_self\" >Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide\" data-bi-id=\"19793\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/unleashing-api-powered-agents-at-microsoft-our-internal-learnings-and-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-20125 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-it-strategy tag-azure-and-cloud-infrastructure tag-azure-networking tag-it-and-business-operations tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/09\/10766-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T09:00:00-07:00\">September 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure\" data-bi-id=\"20125\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/modernizing-it-infrastructure-at-microsoft-a-cloud-native-journey-with-azure\/\" target=\"_self\" >Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure\" data-bi-id=\"20125\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/modernizing-it-infrastructure-at-microsoft-a-cloud-native-journey-with-azure\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Modernizing IT infrastructure at Microsoft: A cloud-native journey with Azure<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-ai tag-azure-networking tag-digital-transformation tag-microsoft-365-copilot tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2299\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image.jpg 2299w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10732_Hero-image-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2299px) 100vw, 2299px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-24T09:00:00-07:00\">July 24, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively\" data-bi-id=\"19628\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/smarter-labs-faster-fixes-how-were-using-ai-to-provision-our-virtual-labs-more-effectively\/\" target=\"_self\" >Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively\" data-bi-id=\"19628\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/smarter-labs-faster-fixes-how-were-using-ai-to-provision-our-virtual-labs-more-effectively\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we\u2019re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-it-strategy tag-azure-networking tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security tag-zero-trust m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/07\/10695_Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-10T09:00:00-07:00\">July 10, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-id=\"19504\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/securing-the-borderless-enterprise-how-were-using-ai-to-reinvent-our-network-security\/\" target=\"_self\" >Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security\" data-bi-id=\"19504\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/securing-the-borderless-enterprise-how-were-using-ai-to-reinvent-our-network-security\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Securing the borderless enterprise: How we\u2019re using AI to reinvent our network security<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-change-management tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-network-security tag-security-and-risk-management m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card has-base-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-63e0dd3f3012c00c158d00f414060934 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-69c550ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-block-null\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10742_hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e10c0d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e464412c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-16);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-12);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-4);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac64562209d7a03a13db290d65f7f882 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-black-color has-background has-gray-400-background-color has-body-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-19T09:05:00-07:00\">June 19, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--spacing-2);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-5-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"19387\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/five-principles-that-guided-our-network-journey-to-microsoft-azure-and-the-cloud-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<a aria-label=\"Read blog: Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft\" data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"19387\" class=\"is-style-read-more-arrow wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/five-principles-that-guided-our-network-journey-to-microsoft-azure-and-the-cloud-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Blog<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19379 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-azure-and-cloud-infrastructure tag-azure-networking tag-corporate-functions tag-digital-transformation tag-microsoft-azure tag-network-and-infrastructure m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: The $500-billion challenge: Inside the modernization of Microsoft Treasury&#8217;s backend infrastructure\" class=\"wp-block-group cta-card 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