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
October 29, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Defender for Endpoint Enhanced to Support Linux Desktops
The existing Linux support in Defender for Endpoint is being enhanced to support desktop distributions of Linux and the current...
Analyst Report
Updated: October 28, 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...
Analyst Report
October 25, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Sentinel Push Feature Enables Easier Partner Integration
The codeless connector framework (CCF) is intended to help partners and customers directly integrate and publish external data into Sentinel...
Analyst Report
October 25, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Protect Mission-Critical Systems with Selective Response Actions
Selective Response Actions, a configuration option for Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, let organizations limit the scope of responses that...
Roadmap
October 23, 2026 · by Multiple Authors
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap
Describes the near-term and long-term roadmaps for Microsoft database (proprietary and open-source), analytics, AI, and machine learning products. This roadmap...
Analyst Report
Updated: October 19, 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.
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: October 19, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Azure Savings Plans vs. Azure RVMIs
Azure savings plans can help customers save money on compute and database services running Azure, but customers should plan carefully...
Analyst Report
October 17, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Defender XDR ISOC Announcement Signals a Changing of the Guard
A range of enhancements coming to Microsoft Defender XDR, including new integrated security operations center (ISOC) capabilities, indicates that the...
Analyst Report
October 17, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Risks Increase Dramatically with Employees Using Shadow AI
Whether organizations have decided to broadly adopt AI or merely dip a foot in the AI waters, organizational leadership, IT,...
Analyst Report
Updated: October 15, 2026 · by Wes Miller
Entra ID Platform Support
Features offered by Entra ID are largely consistent across platforms, although Windows is still the most comprehensive client for Microsoft’s...