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The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast

Directions on Microsoft

With more than 30 years of experience covering Microsoft, Directions on Microsoft provides unique perspectives about the shifts in Microsoft technologies, roadmaps and licensing policies that matter most to enterprise-size companies. Twice each month industry veteran Mary Jo Foley interviews a different Directions analyst for informed insights and advice to help you derive full value from your Microsoft investments.

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00:29:36

How to Keep Up with Microsoft

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/07/13

Microsoft's products, priorities, and strategies never stop changing. In this episode, Directions analyst and former Microsoft CTO for IT Barry Briggs interviews veteran Microsoft watcher and Directions editor in chief Mary Jo Foley about the strategy she’s used to track big shifts at Microsoft for more than 30 years.

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00:29:11

When Should You Walk Away from a Microsoft Product?

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/07/05

When Microsoft stops investing, you should, too. Mary Jo Foley talks with Directions on Microsoft analyst Wes Miller about how to know when it's time to walk away from Microsoft technologies. He also identifies key Microsoft technologies you may being using that are already on that list.

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00:21:02

Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series - Discovery...

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/06/16

In this second installment of a multi-episode series covering Enterprise Agreements (EAs), Mary Jo Foley talks with Direction on Microsoft senior consultant Joshua Osborne about the EA negotiation discovery process -- what it is, why it matters, how best to do it and key mistakes to avoid.

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00:28:49

What is Microsoft Fabric?

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Microsoft is changing its data and analytics playbook with a new end-to-end platform called Microsoft Fabric. In this episode, Mary Jo Foley and analyst Andrew Snodgrass dissect Fabric to parse out what’s really new. They also discuss how Fabric will -- and won't -- change the way customers work with Microsoft business intelligence technologies.

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00:32:04

Viva EXP: What you need to know about Microsoft's...

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/05/08

Microsoft's Viva employee-experience platform is a morphing collection of brand-new and older technologies aimed at improving workers' productivity and job satisfaction. Mary Jo Foley talks with Directions analyst Joshua Trupin about Viva's capabilities (including its AI capabilities), and how its packaging, pricing, and licensing are evolving.

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00:18:48

Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series - Project...

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/04/28

In this first installment of a multi-episode series covering Enterprise Agreements (EAs), Mary Jo Foley talks with Direction on Microsoft consultant Gus Volpe about EA negotiation project management -- why it's key to the EA negotiation process; the pillars of an effective EA project plan; and the top EA project management pitfalls to avoid.

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00:54:05

Generative AI: Where Customers Need to Look Before...

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/04/16

Generative AI is taking off in the enterprise, but there are many legal, governance, compliance, and privacy issues that customers need to consider first. Mary Jo Foley talks to Directions analyst Michael Cherry about some of the big-picture issues that organizations need to tackle before putting these new AI technologies into production.

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00:21:58

Teams or Outlook? Why Not Both

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/03/13

People forget, but Teams isn't Microsoft's only collaboration solution: Exchange combined with Outlook is by far Microsoft’s most mature and popular collaboration platform. In this episode, Mary Jo Foley talks with Directions' Rob Helm and Jim Gaynor about where Teams and Outlook overlap, integrate and compete -- and what it means for customers planning their collaboration strategies.

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00:21:36

Microsoft Licensing for Non-Microsoft Clouds

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/03/02

Microsoft licensing rules are written to favor customers that use Azure and penalize customers who run their Microsoft software on competitors’ cloud platforms, especially AWS, Google, and Alibaba. In this podcast, Mary Jo Foley and analyst Wes Miller discuss the extra licensing costs Microsoft customers face when they use non-Microsoft clouds to run their Microsoft workloads – including recent and upcoming rule changes that further increase the pressure to use Azure.

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00:19:00

SQL Server 2022’s New Azure-Connected Features

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/02/13

In this episode, Mary Jo Foley and Andrew Snodgrass discuss the advantages, limitations and workarounds of Azure-connected features in SQL Server 2022. They cover the activities you need to take, and other services required, for use of certain features. Final considerations before adoption are summarized as well.

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00:30:29

The World of Microsoft Regulatory Compliance Solutions

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/02/02

Regulatory compliance is a challenge for most large organizations. In this podcast, Mary Jo Foley and Directions analyst Barry Briggs discuss the headaches regulatory compliance creates for IT departments and the “good news-bad news” of new cloud solutions Microsoft offers to help.

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00:23:48

Analyzing Microsoft’s Migration to .NET

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2023/01/16

In this episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing, Mary Jo Foley and Directions analyst Rob Sanfilippo discuss Microsoft’s case studies of its migration from the .NET Framework to .NET. What were the benefits gained and lessons learned, what is missing from Microsoft’s narratives, and under what circumstances is it best to migrate to .NET? Mary Jo and Rob also discuss the value of Microsoft case studies in general.

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00:33:00

Microsoft Teams What's Next for the Platform

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/12/19

In this episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing, Mary Jo Foley and Directions analyst Jim Gaynor discuss recent Teams announcements, including what features are likely to launch, and which may not be generally available in the near future. They also discuss how to choose which Teams options are right for your organization as well as which new feature Directions’ customers mention wanting the most.

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00:33:59

The Microsoft End-of-Life Meteor Approaches

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/11/17

In this episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing, Mary Jo Foley and Directions analysts Joshua Trupin and Rob Helm discuss upcoming end-of-life dates for Microsoft on-premises products that could catch many Microsoft customers by surprise. They also offer advice and guidance on how organizations can prepare to minimize the impact.

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00:40:34

The Microsoft Cloud: Past, Present and Future

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/10/20

In this episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing, Mary Jo Foley and Directions analyst Barry Briggs discuss the uneven history of Microsoft’s cloud strategy, including what it got right and got wrong. They also discuss where the Microsoft Cloud is now headed and what that means for both its customers and competitors.

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00:26:28

Top 5 Microsoft Licensing Questions Answered

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/09/16

In this episode, Direction on Microsoft co-founder Rob Horwitz takes on one of the biggest pain points for Microsoft enterprise customers: licensing. He explains why Microsoft licensing is mind-bogglingly complex and what makes compliance practically impossible. He also provides advice on how customers should approach their own Microsoft compliance challenges.

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00:37:25

Trusting Microsoft -- Features, Updates and Security

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/08/17

In this episode, Mary Jo Foley and Directions on Microsoft senior analyst Michael Cherry discuss who you should trust as speaking for Microsoft, and whether Windows 11 is the most secure version of Windows.

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00:24:13

GitHub versus Azure DevOps: Is Panic Warranted?

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/07/25

GitHub has received major Microsoft investments since it was acquired. It is now a centerpiece of Microsoft’s developer platform. Directions on Microsoft analyst Rob Sanfilippo joins Mary Jo Foley to discuss how GitHub will impact the future of Azure DevOps, how organizations can respond, and some new Azure services that organizational development teams should consider.

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00:30:08

Five Things You Need to Know About Power Platform

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/06/15

Power Platform, a set of low-code, easy to use development services from Microsoft are assuming a rapidly expanding role in many companies’ IT footprints. Analyst Joshua Trupin joins Mary Jo Foley to discuss some of the licensing traps and complexities that every company needs to know about before adopting these services.

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00:28:07

Negotiating a Microsoft EA

The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast ·

2022/05/16

Mary Jo talks to veteran negotiator Dean Bedwell about Microsoft Enterprise Agreements

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