Barry Briggs examines the much-hyped term “cloud native”, and also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cloud native computing, the Azure technologies Microsoft offers to support it, and a framework to help you decide when it makes sense to build a cloud native application.
January 26, 2023Rob Helm, Jim Gaynor, and Rob Horwitz explain licensing changes that will benefit customers centralizing Windows desktops in their own data centers or with small service providers.
February 23, 2023Directions’ analyst Andrew Snodgrass provides insight into current trends and how they will shape the future of SQL Server features and services – whether on-premises, in Azure, or both.
March 30, 2023Rob Sanfilippo presents Azure monitoring options for reliability, performance, and cost control.
August 25, 2022Michael Cherry discusses what companies can and can’t learn from the experiences of Microsoft’s own IT organization with its technologies.
October 5, 2022Jim Gaynor explains the options and gotchas for collaborating with external users and organizations in Teams.
November 8, 2022A panel of Directions lead analysts analyzes plans announced at Microsoft’s Ignite online event and other milestones on Microsoft’s technology roadmap.
November 16, 2022Barry Briggs provides an overview of Microsoft Azure integration offerings, how they can be deployed, and how to avoid common issues and roadblocks in integrating apps and data.
June 30, 2022Joshua Trupin discusses what organizations must do to keep Power Platform from outpacing their ability to manage it.
July 28, 2022This Webinar gives clarity about the specific Microsoft hosted security technologies you can use to secure your devices, servers, and cloud services. It also provides insight into Microsoft’s strategy for future Microsoft 365 and Azure security services.
March 31, 2022Andrew Snodgrass discusses Power BI’s numerous deployment options and where Microsoft is investing next.
April 28, 2022Michael Cherry details the new hardware requirements for Windows 11, how these requirements interact with Windows 11 security capabilities, and why random feature updates suggest that Windows 11 may not be ready for widespread deployment.
May 26, 2022