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Type of site | Beta testing |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Microsoft |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | October 22, 2014 (website) |
| Current status | Active |
The Microsoft Garage is a Microsoft program that encourages employees to work on projects about which they are passionate, despite having no relation to their primary function within the company. Employees from all divisions of Microsoft are free to take part in Microsoft Garage activities and small-scale innovation projects. The Microsoft Garage is a global program with locations on the main campus in Redmond, Washington, and several others spread all over the world, and a website that launched in October 2014 to share experimental projects with customers.
For project teams that want to move their ideas forward, Garage resources include collaboration with experts to help accelerate project development. These experts consult with project teams who want to ship a trial through the Garage, sharing guidance on all aspects of project development including engineering, design, go-to-market, and analytics. Project teams own their project from ideation to retirement — they design, code, build, release, and support their project. These teams are as small as two and as large as twenty+ people. Teams that win the annual worldwide Hackathon, produced by The Garage, get to meet members of the top level leadership teams to discuss their project and receive direction.[1]
- ^ Kasanmascheff, Markus (2017-01-09). "Interview: Microsoft Shares Details about Microsoft Garage Strategy and Expansion". WinBuzzer. Retrieved 2017-01-09.