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Enterprise collaboration software has been essential—and deeply frustrating—for decades. From Lotus Notes to SharePoint to Teams, organizations have struggled to move beyond email, meetings, and file sharing into true, productive collaboration. In this episode, Directions on Microsoft analysts examine why “collaboration” became one of the most disliked categories in enterprise software—and why AI may finally…

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It is possible to make your next Enterprise Agreement renewal less painful and more advantageous to your org. Directions’ Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares with Mary Jo Foley key strategies that can help.

Microsoft Office isn’t just a set of apps anymore – it’s become core enterprise infrastructure. And that shift is changing how leaders should think about cost, risk, and dependency. In this episode, Barry Briggs, George Gilbert, and Peter O’Kelly unpack how Office, Copilot, and AI are reshaping everyday work – often in ways employees don’t…

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Beyond the known price tag and release date, there are still a lot of E7 unknowns. Directions’ Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares his E7 educated guesses and customer advice with Mary Jo Foley.

Directions’ Barry Briggs and industry analysts George Gilbert and Peter O’Kelly discuss how AI’s dependence on data is reshaping Microsoft’s enterprise strategy.

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Whether you’re still on the fence or in the midst of deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot, you’ll want to make sure you know these five things about M365 Copilot licensing. Directions’ Rob Horwitz digs into the details with Mary Jo Foley in this episode.

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SQL Server 2016 and 2017 are leaving Extended support in the not-too-distant future. Directions’ analyst Andrew Snodgrass shares his preparation checklist in this episode with Mary Jo Foley.