MS Flashcards
What do you know about Microsoft?
Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and now has currently about 221,000 employees worldwide and is the largest vendor of computer software in the world.
As well as making software, they also provide a range of other technologies and services, such as hardware, Operating Systems, and are also a cloud provider. They launched Azure in 2010.
Microsofts mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Microsofts cooperate values are Respect, Integrity, and accountability. But I know that Microsoft also values innovation, Corporate Responsibility,customer obsession, and Diversity and Inclusion.
The current CEO is Satya Nadella, who stepped into the position in 2014. I read that he has three main leadership principles, which are Create Clarity, Generate energy, and deliver success. Which I think definitely shows in the what I’ve read about Microsoft.
What do you know about Microsoft CEO?
The current CEO is Satya Nadella, who stepped into the position in 2014. I read that he has three main leadership principles, which are Create Clarity, Generate energy, and deliver success. Which I think definitely shows in what I’ve read about Microsoft.
I think he has a big emphasis on how we can do more with less by utilizing technology. He also has a big focus on azure and helping customers utilise azure to
- be data driven
- deliver efficiency with automation
- innovate with a cloud developer platform
- protect everyone and everything
What are microsofts core values?
Respect, Integrity, and Accountability
What are Satya Nadellas Leadership principles?
Create Clarity
Generate Energy
Deliver Sucess
Whats your favorite Microsoft product and why?
How would you improve it
Windows
I use it everyday, and is at the core of how I interact with computers.
Intuative user interface
Great customisation
System utilities such as resource monitor and Microsoft defender
No matter what you are using an OS for, Windows almost always guarantees to have the capacity to do it
To improve:
Create versions of windows for computers other than typical home computers. Microsoft’s only operating system for the Pi is Windows 10 IoT Core
Raspberry Pis, Supercomputers, and media players
What are 5 Azure services?
Azure Blob Storage - object storage. It is optimised for storing huge amounts of unstructured data
Azure Virtual Machines -
Azure Cosmos DB - NoSQL database service
Azure Content Delivery Network
Azure SQL Database
Whats your least favorite Microsoft Product?
What’s the latest piece of news that you have heard about Microsoft?
I was reading through various news articles from Microsoft just a couple of days ago and came across one that really stood out. Despite it not being from the part of the business I will be joining I still think says a lot about Microsoft.
Fortza Horizon 5 introduced sign language support throughout in-game scenes.
It shows Microsoft really does place focus on being inclusive.
News about Azure
Microsoft was named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Full Life Cycle API Management
Have you read any customer success stories?
HP aims to deliver highly personalized customer service and build customer loyalty by utilising Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Why Microsoft?
I’d like to join Microsoft for three main reasons:
Firstly, Microsoft, and specifically azure, is a global industry leader hyperscale cloud provider, and as a solution architect I will have to believe and be proud of the cloud platform I’m working with. This will be very easy to do at Microsoft because of how excellent the platform is. I think Azure has been designed brilliantly and is constantly being upgraded to improve the expiernce of developers. Microsoft has lots of services and technologies that make it stand out as not only a cloud provider, not to mention the Microsoft technologies that I use everyday such as office, OneDrive, and windows and so the prospect of joining such a continually innovative company is incredibly exciting.
Secondly, Microsoft’s culture seams really appealing. I’m really attracted to how Microsoft fosters teamwork and collaboration and embraces people from diverse backgrounds. I also really like the idea of being customer centric, and id love to join a company that aims help people around the world succeed by using technology
Lastly, and for me the most significant reason, is the learning opportunity. Aspire is the most comprehensive and exciting graduate role that I have come across and I cant think of a better way to kick start my career. I have a friend who interned at Microsoft, and another friend who is currently part of Aspire and its clear that Microsoft invests a lot into their employees, to help them develop there skills, build networks, and discover opportunities and growing as an individual is one of my top
Tell me about yourself?
- I’m a final computer science student currently studying at Swansea University
- Passion for Technology, ability and eagerness to learn
- Passion for helping people
- Oracle
- Bee project
- I am pursuing a career where I can use my technical skills with my interpersonal skills
- In my spare time I really enjoy martial arts, I am a black belt in Karate and currently train Brazzillian Ju Jitsu a few times a week.
How would you explain cloud to a child?
What do you know about the CSA role?
How do you define success?
I define success as delivering more than is expected of me and creating a lasting positive impact for those around me. Automating data driven insights.
