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
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January 8, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
What Microsoft’s Recent M365 Bundling Moves Mean for You
Microsoft is bundling more separately priced features with Microsoft 365 SKUs, making the imminent inevitability of an E7 less likely....
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Updated: December 22, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 4. Episode 21. Microsoft Licensing and Negotiation: A Year in Review
Directions on Microsoft’s chief negotiator Dean Bedwell shares licensing and negotiation trends (along with a few tips) with Mary Jo...
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Updated: December 17, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 4. Episode 20. Moving From EA to MCA? Watch Out for These Gotchas
As Microsoft transitions more customers off Enterprise Agreements and onto MCAs, orgs need to be aware of some potentially costly...
Podcast
December 16, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Moving From EA to MCA? Watch Out for These Gotchas
As Microsoft transitions more customers off Enterprise Agreements and onto MCAs, orgs need to be aware of some potentially costly...
Video
Updated: December 11, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 4. Episode 19. Is Cloud Computing Becoming a Commodity?
As similar AI strategies and non-exclusive partnerships proliferate, are there still reasons to choose Azure over AWS (or vice versa)?...
Blog
December 4, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft to increase Office suite prices across the board starting July 2026
In 2026, Microsoft will put into effect first substantial price increase for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 commercial suites since...
Blog
November 18, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft Ignite 2025: Ten Things You Need to Know
Here are Directions on Microsoft's picks for the top 10 announcements at Ignite 2025 that could impact enterprise customers and...
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November 12, 2025 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft’s Agent 365 digital ’employees’ are coming for your business
Microsoft is expected to take the next step toward its promise of agents becoming digital workers with its 'Agent 365'...