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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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June 15, 2022 . Season – 1 · Episode – 7 · Duration – 30m 8s Five Things You Need to Know About Power Platform Power Platform, a set of low-code, easy to use development services from Microsoft are assuming a rapidly expanding role in many companies’ IT footprints. Analyst Joshua Trupin joins Mary Jo Foley to discuss some of the licensing traps and complexities that every company needs to know about before adopting these services.

May 16, 2022 . Season – 1 · Episode – 6 · Duration – 28m 7s Negotiating a Microsoft EA Mary Jo talks to veteran negotiator Dean Bedwell about Microsoft Enterprise Agreements

April 21, 2022 . Season – 1 · Episode – 5 · Duration – 25m 22s Windows on Macs In this episode, Mary Jo Foley and Directions on Microsoft analyst Wes Miller talk about Windows on ARM, Apple silicon Macs, and the feasibility of using Windows on ARM running virtually on a modern Mac.

March 17, 2022 . Season – 1 · Episode – 4 · Duration – 39m Microsoft's Future for Windows Server Mary Jo Foley and Jim Gaynor talk about Windows Server 2022, Windows Server Azure Edition, Azure Stack HCI, and the future of Microsoft’s server operating systems both on-premises and in the cloud.