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
Updated: September 21, 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...
Sidebar
Updated: September 21, 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...
Roadmap
September 21, 2026 · 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...
Analyst Report
Updated: September 21, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents
Microsoft Agent 365 offers a new set of capabilities that seeks to help organizations improve the overall management, security, and...
Analyst Report
Updated: September 21, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI
A new tier of Microsoft 365, E7, arrived May 1 and focuses almost entirely on AI and management of AI...
Analyst Report
September 14, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 AI Governance Features: A Dog’s Breakfast
The AI governance features offered by Microsoft’s compliance, identity, security, and systems management services are evolving and changing almost as...
In Brief
September 11, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Defender for Identity Sensor v3 Upgrade: Proceed with Caution
Microsoft Defender for Identity has a new major version of sensor software for servers. Significant shortcomings with the initial release...
In Brief
September 11, 2026 · by Wes Miller
New Cost Card Projects PAYG Spend for VMs in Azure Portal
A new feature in the Azure portal shows promise for customers to estimate the overall costs of running a specific...
In Brief
September 11, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Conditional Access Custom Controls to Retire in 2027—Act Now
Custom controls, once used to integrate third-party MFA providers into Entra Conditional Access, are deprecated and should be replaced as...
Sidebar
Updated: September 4, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Power Platform Limitations
Sidebar describes some limitations of the Power Platform as made available to Microsoft 365 Government customers.