David specializes in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. He spent 25 years as a solution architect and advisor consulting with Fortune 1000, Government and Non-Profit clients on enterprise deployments and migrations. As a developer, he first worked with the beta for SharePoint 2001 and later participated with Microsoft on the precursor to SharePoint Online.
Recently, David also led a global team of DevOps and Agile coaches and a regional software engineering team for a large Microsoft partner.
Latest Content by David Berry
Blog
July 14, 2025 · by David Berry
Searching for Answers About M365 Copilot Search
Microsoft has been working on a unified search tool that works across its productivity apps for years. Is M365 Copilot...
Analyst Report
July 10, 2025 · by David Berry
How to Assign Microsoft 365 User Licenses
Licenses can be assigned to users or groups via the M365 admin center or programmatically.
Analyst Report
July 10, 2025 · by David Berry
Trust but Verify Your Data in Microsoft’s AI Services
Microsoft safeguards customers’ data in its AI services, but customers share the responsibilities.
Analyst Report
June 24, 2025 · by David Berry
DSPM for AI: Protecting Your Content from Prying AIs
DSPM for AI is designed to help protect organizations from internal and external AI risks and threats.
Analyst Report
June 5, 2025 · by David Berry
Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance
Administrators can use Microsoft 365 Archive to quickly archive SharePoint sites while retaining administrative and compliance goals.
Webinar
June 2, 2025 · by David Berry
No Autopilot for Copilot
Don't let M365 Copilot fly without doing your due diligence. Data readiness is key, and we'll discuss some of the...
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...
Blog
May 20, 2025 · by David Berry
Alert! SharePoint Alerts Is Retiring
Organizations using SharePoint Alerts need to start planning now for their gradual phase-out. Here's a suggested guide for taking action.
Analyst Report
May 19, 2025 · by David Berry
Hybrid SharePoint Customers Must Act or Risk Losing Cloud Hybrid Search
Hybrid SharePoint customers with Cloud Hybrid Search must prepare to upgrade to SharePoint Server SE Feature Update 25H1 to maintain...
Analyst Report
May 15, 2025 · by David Berry
M365 Copilot Chat an Alternative to ChatGPT for Businesses
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat delivers more security than public generative pre-trained transformer services like the free ChatGPT, helping prevent the...