Microsoft
Since 1975
USA
Redmond
Top managers:
Emerson Richard
Rudder Eric
Mulfayt Jan
Ling Daniel
Numoto Takesha
Angiulo Michael
Nadella Satya
Bill Laing
Bob Stutz
Wim Coekaerts
Julia White
Nat Friedman
Philippe Rogge
Owners:
Gates Bill - 1,36%
Ballmer Steve - 4,4%
Nadella Satya (Satya Nadella)
On the NASDAQ exchange - 85.9 Other managers of the corporation - less than 1%
Microsoft develops and releases a wide range of software products. These include desktop and network operating systems, server applications for client-server environments, desktop business applications and office applications for users, interactive programs and games, Internet tools and development tools. In addition, Microsoft offers interactive (online) services, publishes books on computer topics, manufactures peripheral equipment for computers, is engaged in research activities and the development of new computer technologies. Microsoft products are sold in more than 80 countries, translated into more than 45 languages (including Russian) and are compatible with most personal computer platforms.
History
Main article: Microsoft History
The history of the American corporation Microsoft is the history of the most successful IT company in the world in the twentieth century.
Management
Main article: Microsoft Guide
Company CEOs:
- 1975-2000 - Bill Gates
- 2000-2013 - Steve Ballmer
- February 2014 - to the present - Satya Nadella
Structure
As of the end of July 2021, Microsoft's business is built on the following main divisions:
- Productivity and Business Processes;
- Intelligent Cloud;
- More Personal Computing;
Other divisions of Microsoft:
Performance indicators
Main article: Microsoft's financial performance.
The company's fiscal year ends at the end of June.
2023: On the list of companies with the largest R&D costs
For Amazon shows the costs of technology and content (not R&D).
ByteDance statistics date back to 2021 (according to the Wall Street Journal)
2022
Increasing R&D costs
Revenue Dynamics by Direction
Relations with governments and special services of the countries of the world
Main article: Microsoft relations with governments and special services of countries around the world
Business in the world
Business in Russia
Main article: Microsoft Rus
The corporation opened its representative office in Russia in November 1992 (since July 2004 - Microsoft Rus LLC). The office is engaged in the promotion of software, the development of a partner network, the introduction of products, the localization of advanced solutions and the development of the Russian information technology market.
Business in Ukraine
Main article: Microsoft Ukraine
Business in China
Main article: Microsoft China
In 1995, the representative office of Microsoft China began work.
Acquisitions of companies
Main article: Microsoft acquisitions
Offices
Main article: Microsoft Offices
Employees and Human Resources
White Paper: Employees and Human Resources at Microsoft
Proprietary IT infrastructure
Microsoft's IT budget in 2011 will remain at the level of 2010 and will amount to a little more than $1 billion, said CNews Chief information officer Scott Tony Tony IT infrastructure[1].
Microsoft divides all its IT costs into two parts. 60% of the funds go to the organization of communication channels, data storage, information security and other general infrastructure work for which it is difficult to determine specific internal customers. The remaining 40% is spent on the development and maintenance of internal business software used in specific business processes. That ratio, Scott said, will change: "The target for me is 50% to 50%."
The core of Microsoft's IT infrastructure is the SAP ERP system, satellites for various tasks are products based on Microsoft Dynamics' own system, he says. In particular, the company is testing new versions of SQL Server on SAP. According to the Chief information officer, Microsoft does not plan to change the main ERP system.
Microsoft's corporate infrastructure employs 1.2 million user devices (PCs, laptops, smartphones, etc.) and 7.5 thousand servers located in 8 data centers (3 main ones are located in the United States). According to the Chief information officer, the company has no preferences regarding a particular supplier.
"The hardware support policy for different vendors at Microsoft is different from the companies where I used to work," says Tony Scott. "Usually consumers try to limit the number of suppliers, but at Microsoft, their own products must run on the equipment of a variety of vendors, so we use devices of almost all major players."
Microsoft offices around the world have 106 thousand copies of the Windows 7 operating system and 105 thousand Office 2010 packages, the company uses more than 1 thousand different business applications. For internal needs, Microsoft has 746 thousand SharePoint 2010 sites. Wireless Internet is provided by 15.5 thousand access points. Microsoft has about 89 thousand employees.
The company's official website on the Internet - Microsoft.com - receives 1.7 billion calls per day, and the number of sessions launched at the same time reaches 750 thousand, says Scott. In the near future, the site, according to him, is waiting for a complete reorganization.
About 2.5 years ago, Microsoft headed to move its infrastructure to the clouds. In the next four years, 80% of the software used by the company should be provided as a service, says Scott. The remaining 20% of applications will gradually be discontinued as unnecessary.
Products
The Redmond company, with its 10,000 patents (2010), is one of the five largest patent owners in the United States. Most intellectual property protection documents belong to a very extensive area of software. But there are those that also matter to the masses of consumers. For example, a five thousandth patent was obtained for the technology of remote monitoring of the game process on the popular Xbox console.
Separate articles are devoted to some areas of Microsoft's work:
Microsoft Data Centers
Main article: Microsoft Data Centers
Microsoft Platform
Data breaches
Main article: Data breaches in Microsoft
Internet audience
2020: In the top 50 largest Internet sites in the world
2018: Top 20 internet giants by size of internet audience
Partners
Microsoft Art Collection
In 2010, Microsoft is the largest corporate art collector with about 5,000 works. These are paintings, sculptures, works of modern authors (including multimedia art). Most of the exhibits are on display in the company's 150 office buildings. According to management, communication with works of art helps employees relieve stress.
Notes
Stock price dynamics
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