Wes Miller analyzes and writes about Microsoft’s security, identity management, and systems management technologies.
Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Wes was a product manager and development manager for several Austin, TX, start-ups, including Winternals Software, acquired by Microsoft in 2006. Prior to that, Wes spent seven years at Microsoft working as a program manager in the Windows Core Operating System and MSN divisions.
Wes received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Latest Content by Wes Miller
Analyst Report
Updated: March 6, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots
Copilot is an umbrella brand applied to a range of Microsoft technologies, most of which are based on OpenAI technology....
Analyst Report
March 5, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Purview Adaptive Scopes Ease Policy Management
Purview adaptive scopes offer flexibility for administrators responsible for defining retention policies and communication compliance policies.
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Microsoft 365 Government offers regulatory compliance, but at the cost of missing features, which are hard to track and ultimately...
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure: Know Reservations
Customers can save money on Azure by committing in advance to pay, but miscalculating can waste significant amounts of money.
Infographic
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Available Azure Reservations
Chart explains the range of reservations available as of Mar. 2026.
Sidebar
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Beyond E5—What's in GCC?
Sidebar discusses key Microsoft 365 services that many organizations may be pressured to license in commercial, and whether they are...
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 Education: Differs from Enterprise by Degrees
Microsoft 365 Education offers a collection of suites that largely mirror Microsoft 365 Enterprise suites, with nuanced differences, plus a...
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Understanding the Student Use Benefit
The Student Use Benefit is a Microsoft benefit for educational customers where a predefined ratio of students are entitled to...
Sidebar
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Beyond Microsoft 365 A5—Navigating the Add-ons
Sidebar discusses key Microsoft 365 services that many educational organizations may be pressured to license.
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure Savings Plans vs. Azure RVMIs
Azure savings plan for compute can help customers save money on compute, but customers should plan carefully first.