David has over two decades of architecture and delivery experience across Fortune 1000 and public sector enterprises with Avanade, Booz Allen Hamilton, and EMC.
Prior to Directions, David spent ten years at Avanade where he led global and regional engineering teams and advised on technology strategy and adoption.
Latest Content by David Berry
Analyst Report
October 28, 2026 · by David Berry
The Rising Cost of Microsoft 365 Storage
Storage for M365 is now a mix of fixed-cost and usage-based pricing.
Roadmap
October 23, 2026 · by Multiple Authors
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap
Describes the near-term and long-term roadmaps for Microsoft database (proprietary and open-source), analytics, AI, and machine learning products. This roadmap...
In Brief
October 23, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft to Retire M365 Targeted Release
Targeted release for M365 will be retiring in Jan. 2027, replaced by Frontier.
Blog
October 21, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft Wants to Monetize What You Make
Microsoft isn't just monetizing the AI people use. It's starting to monetize what they make with it.
In Brief
October 19, 2026 · by David Berry
How Fair Is Microsoft’s “Fair Use”
“Fair use” has become a mechanism to limit AI capacity included in licensed Copilot services.
Roadmap
October 12, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft Foundry
Foundry is evolving rapidly in line with the growth of enterprise AI and agents.
Roadmap
October 5, 2026 · by David Berry
Azure Machine Learning
Azure Machine Learning is Microsoft's enterprise AI engineering and MLOps platform
In Brief
October 5, 2026 · by David Berry
The New Copilot: AI Shifts From Licenses to Meters
The new Copilot indicates Microsoft is expanding AI monetization beyond user licenses.
In Brief
September 25, 2026 · by David Berry
Copilot Agent Controls Arrive, but Default Access Remains
Beginning Sept. 25, 2026, administrators can restrict advanced Copilot agent uploads
Analyst Report
September 21, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft IQ Enables Enterprise Intelligence, But at What Cost?
Enterprise intelligence is an asset AI systems need to produce reliable outcomes.