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Microsoft

● Active
Software · Redmond, WA, USA · Est. 1975
CloudAISoftwareDeveloper ToolsProductivity↗ Website
$3.1T
Valuation
$279B
Revenue
228k+
Employees
1975
Founded

Microsoft is a global technology corporation that builds software, cloud services, devices, and AI tools used by individuals, enterprises, and governments worldwide. Best known for Windows, Office 365, and Azure, it is one of the most valuable companies in the world with a presence across productivity, gaming, developer tools, and enterprise infrastructure.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-03-17
Microsoft Restructures Copilot AI Leadership to Accelerate Autonomous Agent Development
Microsoft reorganized its Copilot AI leadership teams in March 2026, appointing Jacob Andreou as EVP overseeing consumer and commercial Copilot experiences, while freeing Mustafa Suleyman to lead new model development initiatives.
Product Launch·2026-02-15
Microsoft Expands Copilot with Autonomous Task Execution Feature
Microsoft expanded Copilot in early 2026 with an Agent Mode that enables iterative, autonomous task execution across Microsoft 365 apps, marking a major architectural shift from reactive AI assistance to proactive AI agents.
Press Release·2025-12-04
Microsoft Announces New Microsoft 365 Capabilities and Pricing Update
Microsoft unveiled expanded AI, security, and management capabilities for Microsoft 365 in December 2025, with broader Copilot Chat access rolling out across all tiers and pricing updates announced for effective July 1, 2026.
Product Launch·2025-11-18
Microsoft Ignite 2025: Copilot Agents Built to Power the Frontier Firm
Microsoft announced at Ignite 2025 a new wave of Copilot agents for Microsoft 365, enabling autonomous task execution across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, targeting enterprise workflows with agentic AI capabilities.
Acquisition·2025-07-01
Microsoft Acquires Inflection AI Team, Names Mustafa Suleyman EVP of AI
Microsoft completed its hiring of the Inflection AI team including CEO Mustafa Suleyman, who joined Microsoft as EVP and CEO of Microsoft AI in 2024, accelerating the company's in-house frontier model development strategy.
Company History
10 milestones
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after Gates dropped out of Harvard to build a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 microcomputer.

Microsoft Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
228,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
160,000 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Satya Nadella
Amy Hood — Departments
· 160000 people across 12 depts

Microsoft Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$279B
+16% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+16%
From $168B to $279B
Revenue / Employee
$1.22M
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$168B
$198B
$211B
$245B
$279B
Market Share
Enterprise Productivity & Cloud Software
18%
share
Microsoft
18%
Amazon (AWS)
17%
Alphabet (Google)
11%
Salesforce
4%
Others
50%
$4.6T
TAM
$800B
SAM
$245B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Intelligent Cloud43%
Productivity & Business Processes32%
More Personal Computing25%
Business Units
Intelligent Cloud43%
Azure and cloud services segment, the fastest-growing unit, driven by enterprise AI adoption and multi-cloud hybrid deployments.
Productivity & Business Processes32%
Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn segment, anchored by 400M+ paid Office seats and LinkedIn's $17B+ advertising and talent business.
More Personal Computing25%
Windows, Xbox, and Surface segment covering consumer devices, gaming subscriptions, and OEM licensing.

Microsoft Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Azure & Cloud Engineering35000 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
ISO 27001
Certified
Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 maintain ISO 27001 certification across 100+ cloud services, providing enterprise customers with independently verified information security management for their cloud workloads.
Regulatory
FedRAMP High
Certified
Azure Government and Microsoft 365 GCC High hold FedRAMP High authorization, enabling Microsoft to serve US federal agencies and defense contractors with cloud services meeting the most stringent government data requirements.
Security
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
Microsoft's cloud platforms undergo annual SOC 2 Type II audits covering security, availability, and confidentiality controls, providing customers with third-party assurance for Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365.
Privacy
ISO 27018
Certified
Microsoft Azure is certified under ISO 27018, the international standard for protecting personal data in the cloud, supporting GDPR compliance obligations for Microsoft's enterprise customers in the European Union.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
Microsoft has implemented GDPR compliance across all its cloud products and services, offering contractual data processing agreements and data residency controls for EU customers using Azure, Microsoft 365, and LinkedIn.
Privacy
HIPAA
Compliant
Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 support HIPAA-compliant healthcare workflows through Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), enabling hospitals, insurers, and pharma companies to process protected health information in the cloud.
Security
PCI DSS Level 1
Certified
Azure is certified as a PCI DSS Level 1 service provider, the highest tier of payment card industry compliance, enabling financial institutions and retailers to process cardholder data on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.
Regulatory
FIPS 140-2
Certified
Microsoft's cryptographic modules used in Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365 are validated under FIPS 140-2, meeting US government requirements for cryptographic security in federal and defense deployments.
Security
CSA STAR Level 2
Certified
Azure holds CSA STAR Level 2 certification, demonstrating third-party assessment of cloud-specific security controls and providing customers with transparency into Microsoft's cloud security practices.
Environmental
ISO 50001
Certified
Microsoft's data centers are certified under ISO 50001 Energy Management, supporting its commitment to be carbon-negative by 2030 and run on 100% renewable energy across all global Azure regions.

Microsoft Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Azure & Cloud Engineering· 3 roles

Microsoft Products & Competitors

Product Suite
9 products · select one to explore
Software
Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds

Azure is Microsoft's enterprise cloud platform offering 200+ services spanning compute, storage, networking, AI, and databases. It powers mission-critical workloads for enterprises, governments, and startups across 60+ global regions.

Use Cases
Migrating on-premises SAP workloads to Azure Virtual Machines for cost reductionBuilding real-time analytics pipelines using Azure Synapse and Azure Data LakeDeploying containerized microservices with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Microsoft Azure
Key Customers
BA
Boeing
WMT
Walmart
FDX
FedEx
Competitive Intelligence
VSAWS
THEM

Amazon Web Services is the world's largest cloud computing platform offering over 200 services including compute, storage, databases, machine learning, and networking, serving millions of customers from startups to enterprise governments globally.

EDGE

Deeper integration with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and hybrid on-prem environments

VSGoogle Cloud
THEM

Google Cloud Platform is Google's public cloud computing service offering infrastructure, data analytics, AI, and application development services across global data centers, with particular strengths in data analytics, machine learning, and Kubernetes workloads.

EDGE

Stronger enterprise compliance portfolio with 100+ certifications including FedRAMP High

VSOracle Cloud
THEM

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is Oracle's public cloud platform offering compute, storage, networking, database, and application services with a particular strength in running Oracle Database workloads and enterprise ERP applications at scale.

EDGE

Superior developer ecosystem with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps built-in

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