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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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January 22, 2025 . Season – 4 · Episode – 1 · Duration – 24m Azure Local: What's New, What's Next Microsoft's Azure Local falls in the uncanny valley between on-prem and cloud. Our newest analyst Greg DeMichillie shares his recommendations with Mary Jo Foley on what customers should (and shouldn't yet) do with this technology.

December 17, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 21 · Duration – 1h 5m Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025 Our panel of Directions on Microsoft analysts talk about the biggest Microsoft enterprise pain points for 2024 and predict what will be top-of-mind in 2025 in this recording of our annual update webinar.

November 26, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 20 · Duration – 30m Microsoft Ignite 2024: What You Missed (and Didn't) Microsoft's Ignite 2024 conference focused heavily on all things AI. But that wasn't all. Directions analyst Wes Miller grills Mary Jo Foley about the announcements and non-announcements from Chicago.

November 19, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 19 · Duration – 35m Behind Microsoft's AI Curtain Microsoft's intense focus on all things AI has resulted in noticeable security, quality and delivery issues with some of its key enterprise products and services. Directions analysts Jim Gaynor and Wes Miller share with Mary Jo Foley their insights on how Microsoft's new priorities have affected and may continue to impact its commercial customers.