Webinars

Directions’ 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.

Rob 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.

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.

Rob Sanfilippo explains Microsoft’s strategy for combining Azure with other vendor’s clouds.

A panel of Directions lead analysts analyzes plans announced at Microsoft’s Ignite online event and other milestones on Microsoft’s technology roadmap.

Jim Gaynor explains the options and gotchas for collaborating with external users and organizations in Teams.

Michael Cherry discusses what companies can and can’t learn from the experiences of Microsoft’s own IT organization with its technologies.

Rob Sanfilippo presents Azure monitoring options for reliability, performance, and cost control.

Joshua Trupin discusses what organizations must do to keep Power Platform from outpacing their ability to manage it.

Barry 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.

Rob Horwitz discusses the types and quantities of extra licenses that may be required and why, along with potential ways to mitigate the financial impact.

Lead analyst Wes Miller, Nicole Palko and Eric Horschman of VMware discuss licensing of Microsoft software on Azure VMware Solution and the Azure licensing benefits that apply.