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  • Implementing a Zero Trust security model at Microsoft

    At Microsoft, our shift to a Zero Trust security model—which began more than seven years ago—has helped us navigate many challenges. The increasing prevalence of cloud-based services, mobile computing, internet of things (IoT), and bring your own device (BYOD) in…

  • Implementing strong user authentication with Windows Hello for Business

    Deploying Windows Hello for Business internally here at Microsoft has significantly increased our security when our employees and vendors access our corporate resources. This feature offers a streamlined user sign-in experience—it replaces passwords with strong, phishing-resistant authentication by combining an…

  • Deploying Kanban at Microsoft leads to engineering excellence

    At Microsoft we’ve taken a page from the auto industry and have adopted a process called Kanban. Kanban (pronounced “con-bon”) is a Japanese word meaning “signboard” or “billboard.” It was first developed by a Toyota engineer decades ago to improve…

  • Digitally transforming Microsoft: Our IT journey

    The digital transformation of Microsoft spans the entire personal computing revolution, from the days of DOS and early Windows desktops, through our journey to the Azure cloud, to our modern engineering era highlighted by the rise of AI. The company…

  • Keeping our network infrastructure healthy at Microsoft with an employee-built AI agent

    Like many global companies, our network engineering environment here at Microsoft is gigantic. It spans 88 countries, more than 700 buildings, 64,000 devices, 7,500 Microsoft Azure Virtual Networks, and nearly 150 lab sites. It’s a system that serves more than…

  • Staying ahead of the AI curve with Microsoft 365 Copilot: How a champion does it

    Brian Shaw has been a Microsoft 365 Copilot enthusiast since the company first launched the generative AI solution in February 2023. But with AI tools evolving rapidly, he knew it would be a challenge to keep up with the latest…

  • Transform your IT operations with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Insights from a champion

    Yen Anderson remembers the first time she saw Microsoft 365 Copilot, the generative AI tool that the company launched in February 2023. She intuitively knew that the way she went about her job would never be the same. “I realized…