Wes Miller

Wes Miller

Analyst

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: April 16, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages Unmanaged Windows 11 PCs now automatically enable Quick Machine Recovery, a  feature that can recover unbootable PCs after an incident...
  Analyst Report
April 13, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure Lockbox Helps Customers Control Data Access by Microsoft Azure Lockbox is a free feature that’s intended to help customers manage any access to their Azure tenancy by Microsoft...
  Analyst Report
Updated: April 12, 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: April 12, 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...
  Analyst Report
Updated: April 10, 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: April 10, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Available Azure Reservations Chart explains the range of reservations available as of Apr. 2026.
  Charts & Illustrations
Updated: April 10, 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
Updated: April 10, 2026 · by Wes Miller
How to Apply Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Effectively to Compute Workloads Azure reservations and savings plans offer meaningful discounts if organizations commit to long-term resource consumption but can waste money if...
  Analyst Report
March 28, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Microsoft 365 E7 Suite: It’s All About AI A new tier of Microsoft 365, E7, arrives May 1 and focuses almost entirely on AI and management of AI...
  Analyst Report
March 27, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure Savings Plan for Databases Now Available Organizations with a known low-water mark of many popular Azure database services can save a significant amount of money in...