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
Roadmap
Updated: August 20, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Compute, Networking, and Infrastructure Roadmap
Describes the components and services of Azure and on-premises datacenter components, including virtual machines, networking, and storage. It discusses the...
Roadmap
Updated: August 18, 2025 · by Wes Miller
System Center Roadmap
The System Center software suite supports numerous on-premises and cloud server management and monitoring tasks. Some roles can also be...
Analyst Report
August 18, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Sentinel Data Lake Eases Storage of Logs
Sentinel data lake (in preview) helps customers use Sentinel as their default long-term log storage solution without compromising analytics and...
Analyst Report
August 18, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Defender Threat Intelligence Coming to Sentinel and Defender XDR at No Additional Cost
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence, previously constrained to an exceedingly expensive per-user license, will be retired as it was and integrated...
Analyst Report
August 2, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Understanding Microsoft’s Licensing for Entra ID Governance for External Users
Entra ID Governance is now available for external users, but under a new, confusing licensing model.
Analyst Report
July 27, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Sentinel Integrated into Defender XDR
Microsoft Sentinel is now integrated into the Defender XDR portal and tool set, allowing security analysts to investigate incidents from...
Analyst Report
July 27, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Windows 11 Enterprise Hotpatching Available
Windows 11 Enterprise hotpatching, which enables security update patches with fewer reboots for that edition of Windows 11, is generally...
Analyst Report
Updated: July 23, 2025 · 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...
Roadmap
July 17, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Application Platforms Roadmap
Describes the components and services available in Azure and on-premises for creating and deploying applications.