Mary Jo Foley is the Editor in Chief at Directions on Microsoft. Before joining Directions, Mary Jo has worked as a technology journalist for 40+ years and has focused on covering Microsoft exclusively for the majority of her career.
Mary Jo holds a B.A. in communications from Simmons College and an M.A. from George Washington University in public policy.
Latest Content by Mary Jo Foley
Podcast
June 10, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft Security Copilot: What You Need to Know
Microsoft made Security Copilot generally available just over a year ago. Special guest Microsoft MVP Ru Campbell and Directions analyst...
Blog
June 9, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft Is Changing the Way It Delivers M365 Enterprise App Updates
Starting in July 2025, Microsoft is making some big changes to how and how often it will deliver feature updates...
Video
Updated: May 29, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 4. Episode 9. Microsoft 365 Copilot vs. OpenAI’s ChatGPT: How to Choose.
So many AI chat products; so little time. Directions on Microsoft's newest analyst David Berry shares his insights with Mary...
Video
Updated: May 28, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 4. Episode 8. Microsoft: What’s Going on With Windows.
With less than six months left until Windows 10 is no longer supported by Microsoft, Windows users have a lot...
Analyst Report
May 20, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Office Security Fixes for Windows 10 Continue into 2028
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will get some security patches on Windows 10 systems through Oct. 2028, but customers should...
Blog
May 19, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Ten Takeaways from Microsoft Build 2025
Lots of incremental platform announcements around agents were the biggest focus of Day 1 of Microsoft's annual Build developer conference....
Blog
Updated: May 13, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft to provide security updates for M365 apps on Windows 10 for three more years
Windows 10 support ends on Oct. 14, 2025, but customers running Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 are now getting...
Blog
May 8, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Exchange Online to Cut Off Some Devices and Apps Starting This Fall
In the name of security, Microsoft is blocking Basic Authentication for SMTP in Exchange Online in Sept. 2025. Here’s what...