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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 mobility and cognitive disabilities to…
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Using a Zero Trust strategy to secure Microsoft’s network during remote work
[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.] Microsoft’s cloud-first…
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Microsoft CISO Bret Arsenault provides practical advice to secure your hybrid workspace
In episodes of the Security Unlocked podcast, Microsoft CISO Bret Arsenault discusses the biggest challenges in securing your hybrid workspace with industry peers from Microsoft, LinkedIn, Vodafone, and more. The episodes cover how security leaders are adjusting to the new…
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How Microsoft kept its underwater datacenter connected while retrieving it from the ocean
[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.] When Microsoft…
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Transforming Microsoft buildings with IoT technology and indoor mapping
Editor’s note: We’ve republished this blog with a new companion video. Sphoorti Patil is using Microsoft Azure indoor mapping and IoT technology that helps Microsoft employees find their way around the company’s campuses—and she hasn’t been in a Microsoft building…
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Driving inclusive and effective meetings at Microsoft with Microsoft Teams
At her core, Susan Sims is a relationship builder. In her work as a senior program manager on the Portfolio Integration team, she has prioritized running inclusive and effective meetings. It was a task made even more crucial in the…
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Powering decision making at Microsoft by analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft’s drive to make more and better data-driven decisions is fueled by analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI. But how is it getting employees to analyze their data and build their own visualizations? They’re teaching them. As the saying goes:…
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Rethinking how Microsoft launches its products and services
Maryleen Emeric, a director of operations in Microsoft Business Operations (MBO), knows that it’s challenging to transform a process that’s vital to people’s day-to-day work. Emeric launches new business models as well as sales and commerce capabilities that inform how…
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How Microsoft used Power Automate to create its new centralized banking portal
Vinni Dang doesn’t consider herself a software developer, but she is certainly a problem solver. When Dang recognized the manual process used by the Microsoft employees who access 1,300 company bank accounts in 191 countries, she wanted to streamline this…
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How Microsoft is transforming the way it fights security threats
The Microsoft Digital Security and Resilience (DSR) team is committed to protecting customer and employee data every day. This is underpinned by a Zero Trust strategy, supported by new analysis methods for identity compromise, and reinforced by security training and…
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Transforming sales at Microsoft with AI-infused recommendations and customer insights
Peter Schlegel’s job is to build trust with Microsoft customers, and he’s using AI to do it. “Specialists are solution sellers,” says Schlegel, a data and AI specialist for Microsoft Digital Sales. “We help customers solve problems with an eye…
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How Microsoft is transforming its approach to security training
In a defining moment, Microsoft employees did the right thing. Ken Sexsmith recalls waiting quietly outside a conference room for a meeting about a new approach for promoting the annual security training at Microsoft. Earlier that day, his team, which…