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
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.
Sidebar
September 21, 2026 · by David Berry
Executive Brief: Why AI Context Matters Now
AI context is the business information an AI system uses to execute reliably.
Video
Updated: September 17, 2026 · by Multiple Authors
Uncovering the Hidden Costs of M365 Copilot. Season 5. Episode 15.
Cowork consumption costs are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rapidly expanding M365 Copilot costs. Directions...
Analyst Report
September 10, 2026 · by David Berry
The Hidden Costs of M365 Copilot
M365 Copilot has moved from a predictable per-user subscription to a hybrid model with consumption.
In Brief
August 26, 2026 · by David Berry
OpenAI Subprocessor Role Changes Copilot’s Risk Profile
Microsoft has added OpenAI as a Microsoft Online Services subprocessor for certain Microsoft 365 Copilot (M365 Copilot) and Copilot Studio...
Roadmap
August 24, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Graph is evolving from a data-access API into a governance and control layer
Roadmap
July 29, 2026 · by David Berry
Copilot Cowork
Cowork moved Copilot from chat-based assistance to work execution across M365 and added consumption charges
Analyst Report
July 28, 2026 · by David Berry
Copilot Cowork: Delegated Work – with Usage Charges
Copilot Cowork performs complex multistep tasks on behalf of a user but incurs costs
In Brief
July 20, 2026 · by David Berry
Restricted SharePoint Search Retiring Jan. 2027
Restricted SharePoint Search will retire by Jan. 2027, requiring transition to Restricted Content Discovery