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
March 5, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Purview Adaptive Scopes Ease Policy Management
Purview adaptive scopes offer flexibility for administrators responsible for defining retention policies and communication compliance policies.
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Microsoft 365 Government offers regulatory compliance, but at the cost of missing features, which are hard to track and ultimately...
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure: Know Reservations
Customers can save money on Azure by committing in advance to pay, but miscalculating can waste significant amounts of money.
Infographic
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Available Azure Reservations
Chart explains the range of reservations available as of Mar. 2026.
Sidebar
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Beyond E5—What's in GCC?
Sidebar discusses key Microsoft 365 services that many organizations may be pressured to license in commercial, and whether they are...
Analyst Report
Updated: March 2, 2026 · 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...
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Understanding the Student Use Benefit
The Student Use Benefit is a Microsoft benefit for educational customers where a predefined ratio of students are entitled to...
Sidebar
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Beyond Microsoft 365 A5—Navigating the Add-ons
Sidebar discusses key Microsoft 365 services that many educational organizations may be pressured to license.
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure Savings Plans vs. Azure RVMIs
Azure savings plan for compute can help customers save money on compute, but customers should plan carefully first.
Analyst Report
March 2, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Six Steps from On-Premises to Full Cloud
The move from on-premises Active Directory to the Microsoft-hosted Entra ID infrastructure is a gradual process; one that can be...