Author: Lukas Velush

Lukas Velush tells the story of how Microsoft uses its own technology on this blog and on the Microsoft Digital Inside Track website (link near the top left of your screen). He’s a recovering journalist who needs to not take himself too seriously.

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  • How we’re recapping our meetings with AI and Microsoft Teams Premium at Microsoft

    Traditionally, missing a meeting—or even just a part of it—could mean being left behind while the rest of the team pressed forward. Referring to prior meetings was tedious, requiring employees to sift through hours of recorded dialogue to find specific reference points. Microsoft Teams aims to change that with its AI-powered Intelligent Recap feature in… Read More

  • Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot in four chapters

    What this guide contains Intro: Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot Chapter 1: Getting governance right Chapter 2: Implementation with intention Chapter 3: Driving adoption to capture value Chapter 4: Building a foundation for support Appendix: Downloadable assets to support your deployment Download a copy of this deployment and adoption guide here. Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot at… Read More

  • Five tips for prompting AI: How we’re communicating better at Microsoft with Microsoft 365 Copilot

    It’s all in the prompt. The AI revolution is here, and we’re finding that the best way to take advantage of it is to learn how to prompt it. Here in Microsoft Digital, the company’s IT organization, we’ve had early access to Microsoft 365 Copilot. We’ve learned, among other things, that the better your prompt,… Read More

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  • Rolling out Microsoft Edge browser across Microsoft

    [Editor’s note: This content was written to highlight a particular event or moment in time. Below is an article regarding the migration from Microsoft Edge Legacy (based on EdgeHTML) to Microsoft Edge (based on Chromium). Although that moment has passed,…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Transforming Microsoft’s enterprise IT infrastructure with AI

    AI is changing everything at Microsoft, including our approach to core IT. We in Microsoft Digital, the company’s IT organization, are using the advent of generative AI to reexamine and transform our entire IT infrastructure. “We’ve crossed an important threshold…

  • Transforming our internal Microsoft Azure spend forecasting

    Budget forecasting is a crucial discipline across any business process. With a large-scale consumable resource like Microsoft Azure, accurate budgeting can lead to savings in the millions. To improve Microsoft Azure spend forecasting for our internal engineering teams in Microsoft…

  • Get Microsoft’s tips for partnering with your works councils

    Microsoft has hundreds of thousands of employees around the world. To support their work, we need to ensure we meet their needs, honor their concerns, and set up the best possible environments for their success. In parts of Europe, our…

  • Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot internally at Microsoft

    We have deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot to nearly all our employees and vendors at Microsoft. As Customer Zero, we are the first enterprise to do so at scale. As of this week, nearly everyone at the company has it. We’re…

  • Sharing what we learned deploying our secure federal environment

    At Microsoft, we serve a diverse range of customers, from individual users and large businesses to sovereign governments with specific regulatory requirements. Our platform products such as Microsoft Azure and our Microsoft 365 productivity suite perform extremely well for these…

  • Transform your internal search with tips from our expert at Microsoft

    Getting the right information at the right time is key to maximizing the productivity of your employees—that’s exactly the goal of the team that administers search internally here at Microsoft. We spoke with Dodd Willingham to learn more about the…

  • Enabling collaboration at Microsoft with Microsoft Viva

    For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIqrfnJECa8, select the “More actions” button (three dots icon) below the video, and then select “Show transcript.” Microsoft Viva is playing a pivotal role in enhancing our regional teamwork at Microsoft.…

  • How automation is transforming revenue processing at Microsoft

    The Microsoft partner and customer network brings in more than $100 billion in revenue each year, most of the company’s earnings. Keeping tabs on the millions of annual transactions is no small task—just ask Shashi Lanka Venkata and Mark Anderson,…

  • Unlocking employee self-service with Windows 365 Cloud PCs at Microsoft

    Windows 365 is driving the next evolution of desktop virtualization by combining the power and security of the Microsoft Cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC. Windows 365 Cloud PCs let you securely stream your Windows experience, including…