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  • The New Face of Shadow IT: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm

    The New Face of Shadow IT: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm
    Feb 28 2025
    Whether you appreciate it, tolerate it, or want to stamp it out, Shadow IT is not going anywhere. Is this necessarily a bad thing? Directions analysts Barry Briggs, Greg DeMichillie and Rob Sanfilippo share with Mary Jo Foley their ideas for managing and channeling Shadow IT in this roundtable discussion.
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    49 min
  • How to Save Money with Azure Reservations

    How to Save Money with Azure Reservations
    Feb 24 2025
    Azure Reservations is one of the best ways enterprises can save money on their Microsoft contracts. But, as Directions' Wes Miller explains to Mary Jo Foley, you need to know the gotchas before you jump in.
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    18 min
  • Microsoft Support: You've Got More Options Than You Think

    Microsoft Support: You've Got More Options Than You Think
    Jan 30 2025
    Microsoft's Unified Support plan is not beloved by many enterprises. US Cloud VP Mike Jones provides the latest on the plan, plus some support tips and tricks in this conversation with Directions' Mary Jo Foley.
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    29 min
  • Azure Local: What's New, What's Next

    Azure Local: What's New, What's Next
    Jan 22 2025
    Microsoft's Azure Local falls in the uncanny valley between on-prem and cloud. Our newest analyst Greg DeMichillie shares his recommendations with Mary Jo Foley on what customers should (and shouldn't yet) do with this technology.
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    24 min
  • Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025

    Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025
    Dec 17 2024
    Our panel of Directions on Microsoft analysts talk about the biggest Microsoft enterprise pain points for 2024 and predict what will be top-of-mind in 2025 in this recording of our annual update webinar.
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    1 h et 5 min
  • Microsoft Ignite 2024: What You Missed (and Didn't)

    Microsoft Ignite 2024: What You Missed (and Didn't)
    Nov 26 2024
    Microsoft's Ignite 2024 conference focused heavily on all things AI. But that wasn't all. Directions analyst Wes Miller grills Mary Jo Foley about the announcements and non-announcements from Chicago.
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    30 min
  • Behind Microsoft's AI Curtain

    Behind Microsoft's AI Curtain
    Nov 19 2024
    Microsoft's intense focus on all things AI has resulted in noticeable security, quality and delivery issues with some of its key enterprise products and services. Directions analysts Jim Gaynor and Wes Miller share with Mary Jo Foley their insights on how Microsoft's new priorities have affected and may continue to impact its commercial customers.
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    35 min
  • Deploying Windows -- You've Got Choices: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm

    Deploying Windows -- You've Got Choices: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm
    Oct 25 2024
    There's one year left before Microsoft ends support for Windows 10. Directions analysts Michael Cherry, Jim Gaynor, and Wes Miller talk with Mary Jo Foley about the best paths forward for enterprises who want to stay safe and up-to-date.
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    55 min