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With more than 30 years of experience covering Microsoft, Directions on Microsoft provides unique perspectives about the shifts in Microsoft technologies, roadmaps and licensing policies that matter most to enterprise-size companies. Twice each month industry veteran Mary Jo Foley interviews a different Directions analyst for informed insights and advice to help you derive full value from your Microsoft investments.

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April 2, 2026 . Season – 5 · Episode – 6 · Duration – 28m Tips and Tricks For Your Next EA Renewal It is possible to make your next Enterprise Agreement renewal less painful and more advantageous to your org. Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares with Mary Jo Foley key strategies that can help.

March 26, 2026 . Season – 1 · Episode – 3 · Duration – 34m Three Smart Guys: Is Office Dead? Directions' Barry Briggs and industry analysts George Gilbert and Peter O'Kelly discuss if and how AI could be making Microsoft's core Office apps more replaceable.

March 12, 2026 . Season – 5 · Episode – 5 · Duration – 25m What We Know (and Don't) About M365 E7 Beyond the known price tag and release date, there are still a lot of E7 unknowns. Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares his E7 educated guesses and customer advice with Mary Jo Foley.

March 4, 2026 . Season – 1 · Episode – 2 · Duration – 33m Three Smart Guys: It's All About the Data Directions' Barry Briggs and industry analysts George Gilbert and Peter O'Kelly discuss how AI’s dependence on data is reshaping Microsoft’s enterprise strategy.