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    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing

    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 drive full value from your Microsoft investments.
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    Episodes (37)

    Thinking about Data

    Thinking about Data
    Directions analysts Barry Briggs and Andrew Snodgrass talk with Mary Jo about the hype and the reality surrounding database systems this episode of the Directions podcast. Are organizations any closer to harnessing the power of data now than before? What works and what doesn't when it comes to data-management strategies?
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usJanuary 26, 2024
    data
    sql
    microsoft

    Keeping Up with Teams Phone

    Keeping Up with Teams Phone
    Think you know all about Microsoft's telephony services in Teams? In this episode, Directions analyst Jim Gaynor talks with Mary Jo Foley about the Teams Phone use cases, licensing requirements and more. Whether you're replacing your organization's phone system or looking for the best way to dial into a Teams meeting, Jim has you covered.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usSeptember 18, 2023
    phone
    microsoft
    teams

    Fourteen Years of Microsoft Licensing Rule Changes: Looking Back and Forward

    Fourteen Years of Microsoft Licensing Rule Changes: Looking Back and Forward
    Directions analysts Rob Horwitz and Wes Miller talk with Mary Jo Foley about what they've learned about Microsoft licensing after delivering more than one hundred Licensing Boot Camps over the past fourteen years.  You learn what’s changed – and what never seems to change – about Microsoft licensing programs and rules. You’ll also find out about upcoming changes and the implications for Microsoft customers.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usAugust 10, 2023
    microsoft
    licensing

    How to Keep Up with Microsoft

    How to Keep Up with Microsoft
    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.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usJuly 13, 2023
    microsoft
    mary-jo

    What is Microsoft Fabric?

    What is Microsoft Fabric?
    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.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usJune 07, 2023
    fabric
    microsoft
    azure

    Viva EXP: What you need to know about Microsoft's employee-experience platform

    Viva EXP: What you need to know about Microsoft's employee-experience platform
    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.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usMay 08, 2023
    experience
    employee
    viva
    licensing

    Teams or Outlook? Why Not Both

    Teams or Outlook? Why Not Both
    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.
    The Directions on Microsoft Briefing
    en-usMarch 13, 2023
    microsoft
    outlook
    teams
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