Microsoft IT has transitioned from a classic, on-premises IT hosting organization to a hybrid cloud management organization. Senior Program Manager, Lyle Dodge, describes how Azure subscription models were implemented and how financial management changes have accelerated innovation and automation. He discusses the organization's evolution using an interdisciplinary approach to maximize knowledge growth and training, as Microsoft IT becomes a cloud services broker. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Kirkland Barrett, Director of Business Programs, discusses how Microsoft IT promotes awareness of Power BI to increase adoption of its self-service business intelligence tools. He shares the benefits we've seen and some "gotchas" we faced along the way. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Network architect David Lef shares how the move to cloud computing has transformed his role and day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft IT, providing opportunities to experiment with cloud technology and prepare for future technology innovations. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

When IT professionals transition infrastructure to a hybrid cloud environment, they face the challenge of efficiently allocating server resources. How is Microsoft IT approaching this challenge and controlling costs? In this webinar, Senior Service Operations Manager, Bryan de Boer, describes a strategic approach to analyzing and identifying underused resources and implementing Microsoft IT solutions. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much, much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Ashok Gopala Krishnan, Service Manager, explains how we use Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager for patch management of PCs, including the patching process, the user experience, and best practices. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much, much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

At Microsoft, Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) manages hundreds of millions of invoices, customer purchase orders, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and global migration data, which can be challenging. In this webinar, Jaydeep Baliram Sawant, Senior Software Engineering Manager, and Krishna Sagar, Program Manager, walk through how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft Azure data services and analytics tools to ensure that CELA has an effective and scalable data platform. This platform addresses data latency, redundancy, and performance issues, and supports data access, reporting, and management from anywhere, on any device. Data services include: Azure HDInsight, Azure SQL Database. Analytics tools include: Microsoft Power BI, Datazen, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much, much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Microsoft has run its mission-critical SAP environment for nearly 20 years, and continually pushes to improve performance, efficiencies, scale, and business productivity. In moving to SQL Server 2014, Microsoft IT delivered a straightforward and fast upgrade experience, increased high availability to internal customers, and dramatically improved disaster recovery scenarios. Interested in reading more about this topic?Microsoft SQL Server 2014 upgrade improves SAP disaster recovery https://www.microsoft.com/itshowcase/Article/Content/651 Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Microsoft is making a dedicated effort to streamline the number of portals external partners must access to conduct business with the company.  As that process is being completed, the Microsoft Operations team decided to use the new Azure Active directory B2B collaboration solution to create a single sign-on access page (SOAP). Now a partner only has to log in once to access multiple applications, sites, and services. This not only significantly improves the user experience but it also boosts productivity and retains the access controls Microsoft needs. Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

Microsoft IT is migrating its application portfolio to the public cloud and has taken steps to improve network performance and reliability. In this webinar, Principal Network Architect, David Lef, talks about the network architecture Microsoft IT is using to embrace cloud computing. ________________________Interested in reading more about what you've just watched? Improving the Microsoft enterprise network for public cloud connectivity________________________ Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much, much more: Microsoft IT ShowcaseMicrosoft IT CareersLinkedInGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone App

When an enterprise moves to the cloud, it's an opportunity to clean house – get rid of unused data and prioritize what will move. Senior Program Manager Jim Adams, who was hands-on in moving Microsoft IT to the cloud, shares useful, important insights that will help others make the transition effectively. If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Microsoft IT ShowcaseReadiness guidesOffice of the CIO blogMicrosoft IT InstituteGet the IT Showcase Windows Phone AppBecome a Fan @ facebook.com/ITShowcase Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS