Episodios

  • Microsoft: A Look Back From Inside

    Microsoft: A Look Back From Inside
    May 1 2025
    This year marks Microsoft's 50th anniversary and several of the Directions analysts were part of the company's history. Barry Briggs, Michael Cherry, and Rob Sanfilippo share some ringside-seat insights with Mary Jo Foley from their years working across different teams and times at Microsoft.
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    49 m
  • Understanding Microsoft's AI Strategy

    Understanding Microsoft's AI Strategy
    Mar 28 2025
    Microsoft's repositioning of itself as an AI company has major implications for customers in terms of how you plan, buy, license and manage Microsoft products. Directions analyst Barry Briggs discusses with Mary Jo Foley what enterprises really need to know about Microsoft's AI strategy.
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    33 m
  • The Growing Risks of Staying On-Premises

    The Growing Risks of Staying On-Premises
    Mar 14 2025
    While some customers just cannot let go of their on-premises Microsoft products -- for legitimate and not-so-valid reasons -- the risks of running software on-prem are growing. Directions analyst Andrew Snodgrass talks with Mary Jo Foley about on-premises realities and provides some recommendations.
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    22 m
  • The New Face of Shadow IT: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm

    The New Face of Shadow IT: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm
    Mar 12 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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    48 m
  • How to Save Money with Azure Reservations

    How to Save Money with Azure Reservations
    Mar 12 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 m
  • Microsoft Support: You've Got More Options Than You Think

    Microsoft Support: You've Got More Options Than You Think
    Feb 13 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 m
  • Azure Local: What's New, What's Next

    Azure Local: What's New, What's Next
    Feb 13 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 m
  • Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025

    Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025
    Jan 15 2025
    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 y 5 m
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