Chief Technology Officer
Spot New Opportunities and Accelerate Innovation
CTO Responsibilities
- Drive the organization’s IT strategy, including systems and solutions built with Microsoft products and cloud services.
- Evaluate new technologies for opportunities to gain a competitive advantage, cut costs, and minimize risk.
- Prepare the organization for the future without any technical debt.
- Stay current on product changes that could disrupt existing deployments and plans.
Business Challenges
- The senior team looks to the CTO to drive change, and new Microsoft products and cloud services could help.
- But there are too many Microsoft technologies changing too quickly, and it is difficult to keep up with the changes.
- Searching the Web for information about Microsoft technologies is time-consuming and unproductive, and Microsoft takes too long to answer basic questions.
- Instead of innovating, CTOs are stuck researching.
Our Solution for the Chief Technology Officer
Directions is an all-in-one-place source of organized and objective information that gives you, as CTO, clarity about Microsoft technologies, where they’re heading, and how they can be applied to your strategic IT scenarios.
Product & Cloud Service Roadmaps
Get the forward-looking information you need to spot and prepare for upcoming shifts in Microsoft technologies that represent potential opportunities or threats for your organization.
Product Reports
Dramatically cut the time you need to understand and intelligently evaluate new Microsoft technologies. Know more faster and make smarter decisions about your Microsoft investments.
Podcast, Blog & Videos
Stay current with shifts in Microsoft technologies that matter to enterprise IT decision makers in the most time-efficient way possible.
Expert Desk
Engage with Microsoft subject matter experts for authoritative and impartial answers to your most urgent Microsoft technology and licensing questions. Save time architecting new solutions and gain confidence you haven’t missed anything important.
Microsoft Copilots
Get clarity about Copilot technologies that enhance existing Microsoft products with AI-based services, tools, and features. Download the Directions Copilot infographic and explore related resources.
Licensing Boot Camp
Equip your IT planners and procurement team with the knowledge and understanding they need to keep your organization compliant without overbuying.
Microsoft EA Negotiation – Strategies
Former Microsoft Deal Desk executive and current head of Directions advisory services Dean Bedwell shares proven strategies and tactics for optimizing your EA renewal.
Executive Focus
Cut through the fog of Microsoft confusion. Independent industry experts share insight and information you can’t get anywhere else on the advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft technologies for solving top-of-mind problems.