Suryaa National Desk: Surya Technology Bureau, Seattle/New Delhi: Global tech giant Microsoft's ambitious innovation program addresses the creativity of its employees... Surya Technology Bureau, Seattle/New Delhi: Global tech giant Microsoft is officially ending the activities of 'The Garage', the prestigious innovation program that addresses the creativity of its employees. The company disclosed in an internal memo that this centralized system, which started in 2009 and has been a platform for employees to implement their own projects and new ideas for the past 17 years, is being closed. Restrictions on 'Garage Maker Spaces' spread across 15 locations around the world including India (including Hyderabad and Bangalore), America, Canada, China and Israel came into force from October 23. Microsoft management has made it clear internally that the spirit of experimentation has become part of the day-to-day operations of Microsoft: Garage. "The spirit of innovation and experimentation that was once limited to special initiatives has now become a part of the daily work of every team in the organization.
So we feel no need to maintain a single centralized department," the company said. However, as the physical workspaces are being closed, it has been clarified that the staff should not take the tools and equipment home personally. Deep impact on employees – Blue shadows on the future of the global hackathon: This decision led to a heated debate in Microsoft's internal working circles. Many employees say that the garage is great for getting out of the office and doing cross-team networking and innovation: Employee Emotion: From these labs with the motto 'Doors.. Not Talkers', revolutionary products like Microsoft Launcher, Mouse without Borders, Seeing AI, and 'Xbox Adaptive Controller' for the disabled have emerged. Global Hackathon Rethinking: Uncertainty over the management of the world's largest private 'Global Hackathon' where thousands of engineers participate every year.
located The management said that the program will be re-imagined in a new way and the details will be revealed soon. Massive investment in AI data centers – cost cuts to blame?: Analysts believe Microsoft is cutting costs in other areas as it spends billions of dollars in capital spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centers. Earlier, the company also closed employee libraries in Redmond, Hyderabad and Dublin, as well as the Redmond Visitors Centre. Employees feel that the 17-year-old garage has come to an end as part of the ongoing budget rationalization led by CFO Amy Hood.