This summer, Microsoft launched the Global Skills Initiative aimed at helping 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills. And since that announcement, we’ve helped 10 million people gain skills to better navigate digital transformation. We believe it’s imperative to help everyone who wants… Continue Reading →

An earlier version of the blog was posted with some numerical errors. This was due to a technical issue, which has now been resolved. Today, I am sharing Microsoft’s 2020 Diversity and Inclusion report, which comes at a time marked… Continue Reading →

Today, Microsoft is taking the next giant leap in cloud computing – to space. I am excited to share the work we are doing to make Azure the platform and ecosystem of choice for the mission needs of the space… Continue Reading →

Today is a big day for events at Microsoft. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that Microsoft will be the technology partner for CES 2021, the organization’s first-ever, all-digital event, happening Jan. 11-14. It is an extreme honor for Microsoft… Continue Reading →

Over the past few months, we have learned so much about productivity, flexibility, resilience and compassion. We have been working in ways we never thought possible, including managing necessary safety precautions, learning to connect with small or large teams while… Continue Reading →

One of the most gratifying parts of my job at Microsoft is being able to witness and influence the intersection of technological progress and impact: harnessing the big trends in computing that have the opportunity to benefit everybody on the… Continue Reading →

Today, every industry is reimagining how it uses technology to transform business. We’ve seen multiple years’ worth of digital transformation happen in a matter of months because of the impact of COVID-19. We’re so inspired by the tremendous learning and… Continue Reading →

Water is essential to life. We depend on it for our survival. The basic need has shaped how human societies have advanced over time. Explorers from pre-Columbian times and the age of antiquity to NASA have lived by the motto… Continue Reading →

ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft. We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests. To do this, we would have made significant… Continue Reading →