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How Microsoft Became A Trillion Dollar Company: The Lessons To Be Learned For Enterprise Architects

Enterprise Architecture May 19, 2023

As one of the world’s largest technology companies, Microsoft will always provide interesting case studies for business strategy, but their recent successes can provide great insight for enterprise architects as well. And as the Microsoft suite continues to power a huge number of enterprises, architects would do well to keep informed on the company on which so many processes depend.

What lessons can be learned from Microsoft’s resurgence?

As one of the world’s largest technology companies, Microsoft will always provide interesting case studies for business strategy, but their recent successes can provide great insight for enterprise architects as well. And as the Microsoft suite continues to power a huge number of enterprises, architects would do well to keep informed on the company on which so many processes depend.

For decades Microsoft and its Windows based ecosystem was a powerhouse in both the consumer and enterprise segments, but the rise of smartphones and cloud computing started to threaten that position in the 2010s. Under the leadership of Satya Nadella, Microsoft skillfully navigated this quandary to become even stronger.

Download this eBook to find out:

  • What troubled Microsoft, and the strategies which turned things around

  • How Enterprise Architects should apply the lessons which Microsoft learned

  • Why Microsoft’s Enterprise stack remains vital for Enterprise Architecture