Author: Aleenah Ansari

My name is Aleenah Ansari (she/her), and I’m equal parts storyteller, creative problem solver, and journalist at heart who’s rooted in the stories of people behind code and user interfaces. As a writer for Microsoft Inside Track, I tell stories about the experts who build, deploy, and manage the tools used by 165,000+ employees at Microsoft. My stories cover everything from Microsoft’s security training, underwater center, and internal data catalog to the Yammer community used by visa-dependent employees.

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April 21, 2025

How Microsoft kept its underwater datacenter connected while retrieving it from the ocean

Editor’s note: This story was first published in 2020. We periodically update our stories, but we can’t verify that they represent the full picture of our current situation at Microsoft. We leave them on the site so you can see…
December 28, 2024

Driving inclusive and effective meetings at Microsoft with Microsoft Teams

[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.] At her…
June 5, 2024

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…
December 11, 2023

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…
October 16, 2023

Transforming Microsoft buildings with IoT technology and indoor mapping

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 yet. She’s not alone in this experience—Microsoft has hired a number…
August 1, 2023

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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All posts by Aleenah Ansari

How Microsoft kept its underwater datacenter connected while retrieving it from the ocean

Driving inclusive and effective meetings at Microsoft with Microsoft Teams

Prioritizing accessibility at Microsoft with feedback from people with disabilities

Microsoft CISO Bret Arsenault provides practical advice to secure your hybrid workspace

Transforming Microsoft buildings with IoT technology and indoor mapping

Powering decision making at Microsoft by analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI