{"id":11709,"date":"2023-06-30T09:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=11709"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:21:51","slug":"how-microsofts-it-legacy-is-powering-its-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/how-microsofts-it-legacy-is-powering-its-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How Microsoft\u2019s IT legacy is powering its future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"How Microsoft\u2019s IT legacy is powering its future\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tz1ScJprOFQ\"><\/iframe><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tz1ScJprOFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tz1ScJprOFQ<\/a>, select the &#8220;More actions&#8221; button (three dots icon) below the video, and then select &#8220;Show transcript.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: -5px;\"><em>Watch part two of our interview with IT legend Patrice Trousset to learn more about how our rich IT legacy at Microsoft is powering our future.<\/em><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7561 alignright\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video-300x120.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Digital video\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Digital-Video.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here at Microsoft, we have a rich IT history that we look to for inspiration and clarity as we help build the future of technology, especially in the burgeoning generative AI space. There are few on our team who understand this better than Patrice Trousset.<\/p>\n<p>In his more than 25 years at Microsoft, Trousset has lived through important moments in our history and has learned a thing or two. It remains his goal to share his experience and help future leaders understand where we\u2019ve been to better prepare the company for where we are going. His ultimate message? \u201cThe only limit is the imagination,\u201d Trousset says.<\/p>\n<p>In part two of our interview with Trousset, we hear about some of his best memories from his storied career. Often, these moments revolve around the people he had the pleasure of working with, customers and teammates included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/insidetrack\/blog\/how-microsofts-pivot-to-generative-ai-is-being-fueled-by-its-rich-it-history\/\">Click through here to view our \u201cPivot to generative AI\u201d part one of our series with Trousset.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-300x68.png\" alt=\"Try it out\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-1024x234.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out.png 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/solutions\/ai\/#overview?OCID=InsideTrack_Product_10519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Microsoft Azure AI.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/free\/ai\/?OCID=InsideTrack_Product_10519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for a free Azure AI Studio trial by signing up for a free Microsoft Azure account.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png\" alt=\"Related links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/insidetrack\/spotlight-on-digital-transformation\">Explore the spotlight on Digital Transformation collection.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/reinventing-microsofts-employee-experience-for-a-hybrid-world\/\">Discover reinventing Microsoft\u2019s Employee Experience for a hybrid world.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/digital-transformation-through-mastery-of-the-microsoft-employee-experience\/\">Unpack the digital transformation through mastery of the Microsoft employee experience.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a transcript, please view the video on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tz1ScJprOFQ, select the &#8220;More actions&#8221; button (three dots icon) below the video, and then select &#8220;Show transcript.&#8221; Watch part two of our interview with IT legend Patrice Trousset to learn more about how our rich IT legacy at Microsoft is powering our future. 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