It has been a very interesting last month and though there was a lot of travel and the typical new environment to adjust to, every moment has been fun.

The first thing about Microsoft that hit me was the amount of information and resources available on hand. I always knew that I should expect an ocean of information, but this was like all of the world's water bodies are in one place!  If I were allowed, I could spend just a year or two going through all the information and doing nothing else!  I still doubt I will be able to digest everything.

Beyond that, there is a great pool of people to work with.  A much higher percentage of the really smart people, unlike other organizations where I have worked where it is limited to a very small subset.  My own team consists of a bunch of brilliant folk and getting a chance to work alongside a few evangelists whom I have heard talk before is really fun. 

The best part about Microsoft is the power to innovate and create.  There is serious freedom for innovation and a lot of support for making things happen. It is hard to explain without specifics - but here if I think I want to do something, something really big - say like doing something for the country that can change a thousand lives - I can get all the support I need from the organization to go do it.  I have never felt this empowered at any part of my life and so it is exciting.

So it has been a little hectic, primarily because of having to do all the joining formalities, work and settling down - all at one time.  I sure look forward to actively blogging again. Till then....