Windows 8 has brought many unique challenges, and very few IT people seem to be able to answer questions like this.
I am a mechanical engineer for a small company who wishes to install Windows server2012 on a new server with new laptops for each user, and some users are intended to have windows tablets in addition to having laptops.
We have written policy in place with regard to using office equipment only for business use, not personal, and that all information is confidential, and only free applications may be downloaded or else they will be paid for by the company for all who require to use them, so there are no issues with regard to who owns what.
Please reply to the question below in simple language, I understand computers and software and how they work, but I am not an IT guy, and our company cannot afford to employ a permanent IT person, so I need to be able to ensure that certain controls are in place and effected properly by the IT contractor we employ.
The company must at all times have control over and access to all data on laptops and the server, as it is all intellectual property of the company. How do we create Microsoft accounts that allow us to remain in control despite employees using their mail address and personal pin numbers as an alias to operate ?