Overview of Contoso Corporation
Contoso Corporation, or The Contoso Corporation as described by Microsoft; is a fictional multi-use placeholder name used in its technical documentation, demonstrations, training materials, and software examples. It is not a real operating corporation.
Introduction to Contoso Corporation
Microsoft uses Contoso as an example of a large global enterprise to demonstrate how businesses can use its products and technologies.
In Microsoft's example scenarios, Contoso is described as:
- Industry: Manufacturing, sales, and support
- Headquarters: Paris, France
- Business size: A large multinational organization
- Products: More than 100,000 products in its fictional business model
- Employees: A large international workforce
Where can you see Contoso Corporation in Microsoft products?
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft 365
- Dynamics 365
- Power Platform
Other fictional companies used by Microsoft
- Fabrikam, another fictional business
- Northwind Traders, a fictional trading company
- Adventure Works, a fictional manufacturing and retail business
- Woodgrove Bank, a fictional banking organization
Training summary
If you encounter Contoso Corporation in a Microsoft tutorial, Azure lab, Microsoft 365 configuration, or Power BI exercise, think of it as a pretend company used to simulate a real-world enterprise environment.
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- Written by Gary Phatt, a TheOpenRoad Support employee.
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