For more than a decade, Microsoft has leaned on a select group of its employees—known as the Microsoft Elite—to usher its products from early-stage prototypes to polished commercial releases. This internal “super-user” community, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, has grown into an...
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As Microsoft’s digital transformation story continues to unfold for IT professionals and Windows users worldwide, the “Customer Zero” philosophy and its public showcase at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference mark a watershed moment. What began as an internal innovation experiment is now a...
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