Podcasts

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.

September 18, 2023 . Season – 2 · Episode – 16 · Duration – 25m 14s Keeping Up with Teams Phone Think you know all about Microsoft's telephony services in Teams? In this episode, Directions analyst Jim Gaynor talks with Mary Jo Foley about the Teams Phone use cases, licensing requirements and more. Whether you're replacing your organization's phone system or looking for the best way to dial into a Teams meeting, Jim has you covered.

August 30, 2023 . Season – 2 · Episode – 15 · Duration – 27m 23s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – Negotiation In this fourth installment of a series covering Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EAs), Directions on Microsoft's director of advisory services and former Microsoft negotiator Dean Bedwell shares his top tips and tricks for a successful EA negotiation.

August 10, 2023 . Season – 2 · Episode – 14 · Duration – 38m 30s Fourteen Years of Microsoft Licensing Rule Changes: Looking Back and Forward Directions analysts Rob Horwitz and Wes Miller talk with Mary Jo Foley about what they've learned about Microsoft licensing after delivering more than one hundred Licensing Boot Camps over the past fourteen years. You learn what’s changed – and what never seems to change – about Microsoft licensing programs and rules. You’ll also find out about upcoming changes and the implications for Microsoft customers.

July 27, 2023 . Season – 2 · Episode – 13 · Duration – 23m 57s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – Analysis In this third installment of a series covering Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EAs), Mary Jo Foley discusses the analysis phase of a successful EA negotiation with senior Directions on Microsoft negotiator Steve Kelley.