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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 12, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 10 · Duration – 26m Microsoft Customers: Your Security Strategy Needs an Overhaul, Too After the U.S. Cyber Safety Board gave Microsoft a terrible report card, Microsoft reiterated its plans for a company-wide security overhaul. But what should its customers be doing? Directions analyst Michael Cherry and Mary Jo Foley offer guidance on steps organizations should take in light of Microsoft's recent security missteps.

May 31, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 9 · Duration – 30m 30s Bootcamp and Build Debrief Directions on Microsoft's latest licensing bootcamp AND Microsoft's Build 2024 developer conference? analyst Wes Miller and Mary Jo Foley have you covered. We talk about the highs, lows and lessons learned from both events.

May 15, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 8 · Duration – 20m Understanding Microsoft's Edge-Computing Strategy Microsoft's edge-computing strategy has been shifting in some subtle and not-so-subtle ways. In the evolving AI era, edge computing will become even more central for customers, partners and Microsoft itself. Directions analyst Barry Briggs and Mary Jo Foley dissect Microsoft's evolving edge-computing plans and tactics in this episode.

April 25, 2024 . Season – 3 · Episode – 7 · Duration – 30m 30s More Microsoft End-of-Life Meteors Appear on the Horizon There's a new wave of end-of-life Microsoft product meteors coming for your organization. Directions on Microsoft analyst Joshua Trupin talks with Mary Jo Foley about what to watch out for in 2025 and beyond, including new, pricey, Pay As You Go options — and how customers can try to blunt the impact.