Webinars & Videos

Our Analysts and Licensing Experts break down critical topics into concise, high-impact videos and webinars, ensuring your team is always ahead of Microsoft roadmap shifts and licensing changes.

Windows Virtual Desktop Strategy (Feb. 2019)

This Webinar explains Microsoft’s plans for hosting Windows desktops in the cloud and on servers.

Evaluating Azure (Mar. 2019)

This Webinar discusses recent Azure enhancements, considerations for first-time Azure deployments such as those performed using lift-and-shift processes, and services, tools, and approaches for managing Azure costs.

SQL Server Roadmap (Apr. 2019)

This webinar explains the direction of Microsoft’s database software and related technology.

New Portal Demonstration (May 2019)

This webinar demonstrates the new functionality and tools of our new portal which goes live on May 13, 2019.

Collaboration Roadmap Update

This webinar discusses the state of Microsoft’s on-premises servers and hosted services for collaboration, which on-premises servers and hosted collaboration services are most likely to see future development and enhancements, and the pressures customers could face staying with on-premises servers.

Compliance Considerations For Windows 10 and Office 365

This webinar provides an overview of potential regulatory issues organizations should consider before deploying Office 365 and Windows 10.

Managing Servers in the Cloud and On-Premises (Jan. 2019)

Wes Miller discusses System Center and Azure-hosted server management services, compares and contrasts them, and makes recommendations intended to help customers understand where each makes sense as organizations move forward.

Selecting Azure Virtual Machines (Oct. 2018)

Jim Gaynor provides guidance to selecting Azure virtual machines for specific tasks.

Office Servers 2019 (Nov. 2018)

This Webinar provides an overview of the Office 2019 wave of application servers, the capabilities they do and don’t provide, and what customers should know before upgrading.

Office 365: E3 vs E5 (Aug. 2018)

Rob Horwitz explains how to choose between Microsoft’s main Office 365 plans for enterprises. This Webinar draws on material from the intensive, two-day Directions on Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp.

Business Intelligence Roadmap (Oct. 2018)

This Webinar explains the roadmap for Microsoft’s primary reporting and data analysis technology.

Azure Database Landscape (May 2018)

This Webinar will provide an overview of the non-Microsoft database and data integration technologies supported by Azure. It will also explain how SQL Server both competes with and complements those technologies.