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
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.
Analyst Report
July 13, 2025 · by Wes Miller
What Is Cloud Security Posture Management?
Azure offers both free and paid cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools to help secure workloads within Azure, AWS, and...
Analyst Report
Updated: July 9, 2025 · by Wes Miller
AAD B2C: Here Today, Gone Eventually
AAD B2C was designed to help ISVs let users sign in to applications with their existing credentials from popular identity...
Analyst Report
Updated: July 3, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Intune Premium License Tiers Still Not Worth It
Premium Intune features and service tiers are not in any Microsoft 365 suite, suggesting forthcoming Microsoft 365 suite changes.
Analyst Report
June 28, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Understanding Entra Global Secure Access
Entra Global Secure Access simplifies and secures both remote access and Web access.
In Brief
June 21, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Defender for Identity Integrated with Okta
A new set of capabilities for Microsoft Defender for Identity focuses on helping protect organizations using Okta identity technologies.
In Brief
June 21, 2025 · by Wes Miller
Defender for Office 365 Protects M365 Copilot Chat
A new set of capabilities for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 focuses on helping protect users of Microsoft 365 Copilot...