Office

Apr 5, 2024   |   Lukas Velush

How Microsoft moved its large meetings online with live events in Microsoft 365

[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 it became clear that Microsoft was going to ask its employees to work remotely, Kimberly Nafziger...

Apr 3, 2024   |   Aleenah Ansari

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 strategy enables most Microsoft employees to directly access applications and services via the internet, but...

Nov 14, 2023   |   Lukas Velush

OneDrive for Business feature shifts how employees save files within Microsoft

[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.] Within Microsoft, there are some entrenched employee habits that make the company what it is, like living...

Oct 5, 2023   |   Josh Krenz

Internal search bookmarks boost productivity at Microsoft

Editor’s note: We’ve republished this blog with a new companion video. Search is part of our everyday life. It’s useful—we all know that—but how can you quantify that impact? That was the challenge faced by Dodd Willingham, principal program manager and internal search administrator in Microsoft Digital. “There’s an obvious value, we can see that...

Aug 4, 2023   |   Inside Track staff

Citizen developers use Microsoft Power Apps to build an intelligent launch assistant

Traditional app-development efforts can take months to translate business requirements into a usable application or feature. For the business user, waiting can be the hardest part. You come up with an idea to improve efficiency or productivity at work—not only will it make your life easier, but you think it could transform the way your...

Jun 20, 2023   |   Cody Bay

Jamming to a new tune: Transforming Microsoft’s printing infrastructure with Universal Print

[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.] Most people don’t give much thought to printing. In the best-case scenario, you select a button and...

Mar 13, 2020   |   Aleenah Ansari

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 awareness campaigns. Bret Arsenault, corporate vice president and chief information security officer at Microsoft, and...

Feb 19, 2020   |   Aleenah Ansari

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 is responsible for enterprise-wide digital security education, training, and awareness, was running a company-wide phishing...