Network and infrastructure
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Unleashing API-powered agents at Microsoft: Our internal learnings and a step-by-step guide
Microsoft Digital technical stories Agentic AI is the frontier of the AI landscape. These tools show enormous promise, but harnessing their power isn’t always as straightforward as prompting a model or accessing data from Microsoft 365 apps. To reach their…
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Smarter labs, faster fixes: How we’re using AI to provision our virtual labs more effectively
Microsoft Digital stories Providing technical support at an enterprise of our size here at Microsoft is a constant balancing act between speed, quality, and scalability. Systems grow more complex, user expectations continue to rise, and traditional support models often struggle…
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Securing the borderless enterprise: How we’re using AI to reinvent our network security
Microsoft Digital stories The modern enterprise network is complex, to say the least. Enterprises like ours are increasingly adopting hybrid infrastructures that span on-premises data centers, multiple cloud environments, and a diverse array of remote users. In this context, traditional…
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Five principles that guided our network journey to Microsoft Azure and the cloud at Microsoft
At Microsoft, we operate one of the world’s largest IT infrastructures. So, when we embarked on the journey nearly a decade ago to move from a primarily on-premises network of physical servers to one that now operates almost entirely in…
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The $500-billion challenge: Inside the modernization of Microsoft Treasury’s backend infrastructure
Editor’s note: This story was created with the help of artificial intelligence. To learn more about how Inside Track is using the power of generative AI to augment our human staff, see our story, Reimagining content creation with our Azure…
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Enhancing Microsoft network reliability with AIOps and Network Infrastructure Copilot
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, maintaining network reliability is paramount. Our team in Microsoft Digital, the company’s IT organization, keeps the company connected and maintains foundational network services for all our employees and guests. With an environment comprising 64,000…
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Transforming our approach to patch management at Microsoft
Computer security updates, commonly referred to as “patches,” are a crucial aspect of the IT operations of every large organization today. As a global software company with more than 230,000 employees worldwide, we at Microsoft are no different. Like most…
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Microsoft uses a scream test to silence its unused servers
This story was first published in 2019. 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 what our…
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Reflecting on 50 years of IT at Microsoft: Five key lessons and insights on the future
As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary, it’s a fitting time to reflect on the transformative journey of Microsoft Digital, our team that’s been responsible for powering, protecting, and transforming the digital employee experience across devices, applications, and hybrid infrastructure at…