The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast
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What You Need to Know Before You Sign a Microsoft MEO
Jun 25, 2026
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Microsoft's Evolving AI Strategy: New Clues from Build
Jun 11, 2026
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Three Smart Guys: Too Big to Flail?
Jun 11, 2026
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Tips for Dealing with Azure Consumption Constraints and Hidden M365 Costs
May 21, 2026
21m 00s
Microsoft 365 E7: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes
Apr 23, 2026
21m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25/26 | What You Need to Know Before You Sign a Microsoft MEO | The Multiple Equivalent Offer is not the deal it may seem. Directions' analyst Steve Kelley shares tips with Mary Jo Foley to help orgs make a MEO work more to their advantage. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Microsoft's Evolving AI Strategy: New Clues from Build | Directions analyst David Berry sifts through the AI strategy announcements from Microsoft Build and discusses with Mary Jo Foley the potential impact on enterprises customers. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Three Smart Guys: Too Big to Flail? | Directions' Barry Briggs and industry analysts George Gilbert and Peter O'Kelly outline the implications of a new computing architecture anchored by an intelligent client. | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | Tips for Dealing with Azure Consumption Constraints and Hidden M365 Costs✨ | Azure consumptionM365 costs+3 | Lane Shelton | AzureM365+1 | — | AzureM365+3 | — | 21m 00s | |
| 4/23/26 | Microsoft 365 E7: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes✨ | Microsoft 365Agent 365+3 | Lane Shelton | Microsoft 365 E7Agent 365 | — | Microsoft 365 E7Agent 365+3 | — | 21m 00s | |
| 4/15/26 | Three Smart Guys: Can AI Save Collaboration Software?✨ | AIcollaboration software+3 | — | Directions on Microsoft | — | AIcollaboration+3 | — | 34m 00s | |
| 4/9/26 | Thinking Realistically About Digital Sovereignty✨ | digital sovereigntyMicrosoft offerings+3 | Greg DeMichillie | Microsoft | — | digital sovereigntyMicrosoft+5 | — | 23m 00s | |
| 4/2/26 | Tips and Tricks For Your Next EA Renewal✨ | Enterprise Agreementrenewal strategies+3 | Lane Shelton | Directions on Microsoft | — | Enterprise Agreementrenewal+3 | — | 28m 00s | |
| 3/26/26 | Three Smart Guys: Is Office Dead?✨ | AIMicrosoft Office+3 | George GilbertPeter O'Kelly | OfficeAI+1 | — | MicrosoftOffice+6 | — | 34m 00s | |
| 3/12/26 | What We Know (and Don't) About M365 E7✨ | M365 E7Microsoft+4 | Lane Shelton | M365 E7Directions on Microsoft | — | M365 E7Microsoft+5 | — | 25m 00s | |
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| 3/4/26 | Three Smart Guys: It's All About the Data✨ | AIdata+3 | George GilbertPeter O'Kelly | Microsoft | — | AIdata+3 | — | 33m 00s | |
| 2/19/26 | Microsoft 365 Copilot Licensing: Five Things You Need to Know✨ | Microsoft 365Copilot licensing+3 | Mary Jo Foley | Microsoft 365 CopilotDirections on Microsoft | — | Microsoft 365Copilot+3 | — | 37m 00s | |
| 2/12/26 | SQL Server Migrations: Tips to Help You Prepare✨ | SQL Servermigrations+3 | Andrew Snodgrass | SQL Server 2016SQL Server 2017 | — | SQL Servermigrations+3 | — | 25m 00s | |
| 1/29/26 | Three Smart Guys: Microsoft's 2026 Challenges✨ | MicrosoftAI strategies+3 | George GilbertPeter O'Kelly | Microsoft | — | MicrosoftAI+4 | — | 30m 00s | |
| 1/23/26 | Microsoft Ignoring Your Org's Needs? We Have Some Tips for That | Microsoft's one-pointed AI focus may be clouding what your company really wants and needs. Directions analyst Jim Gaynor shares with Mary Jo Foley some ideas for fighting back. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | What Microsoft's Recent M365 Bundling Moves Mean for You | Microsoft is bundling more separately priced features with Microsoft 365 SKUs, making the imminent inevitability of an E7 less likely. Directions analyst Wes Miller talks through the details and customer impact with Mary Jo Foley. | — | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | Microsoft Licensing and Negotiation: A Year in Review | Directions on Microsoft's chief negotiator Dean Bedwell shares licensing and negotiation trends (along with a few tips) with Mary Jo Foley in our year-end wrap. | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | Moving From EA to MCA? Watch Out for These Gotchas | As Microsoft transitions more customers off Enterprise Agreements and onto MCAs, orgs need to be aware of some potentially costly changes they may incur. Directions' lead negotiator Dean Bedwell shares with Mary Jo Foley the biggest gotchas. | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Is Cloud Computing Becoming a Commodity? | As similar AI strategies and non-exclusive partnerships proliferate, are there still reasons to choose Azure over AWS (or vice versa)? Duckbill's Corey Quinn joins Directions' Wes Miller and Mary Jo Foley to debate the topic. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Microsoft's Extended Security Updates: What You Need to Know | Cost isn't the only consideration when it comes to deploying ESUs. Directions on Microsoft analysts Jim Gaynor and Rob Helm share guidance on migration, negotiation, and governance and other implications of ESUs with Mary Jo Foley. | — | ||||||
| 10/17/25 | What's Happening with Microsoft Exchange? | There's been lots going on with Exchange lately, ranging from feature retirements, to AI and security infusions, to a new subscription edition. Catch up on all the latest in this episode with special guest MVP and Redmond & Associates founder Tony Redmond, Directions analyst Rob Helm and Mary Jo Foley. | — | ||||||
| 9/19/25 | Microsoft Contract Negotiation: Escalation Dos and Don'ts | Organizations need to weigh when, how, and if it's worth escalating during their Microsoft contract negotiation process. In this episode, Directions on Microsoft Senior Consultant Steve Kelley shares his dos, don'ts, (and a few war stories) with Mary Jo Foley. | — | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | Enterprise Copilot Adoption: Lessons from the Field | PwC Principal James Farhat joins Directions analyst Barry Briggs and Mary Jo Foley to discuss early real-world wins and challenges around Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption. | — | ||||||
| 8/26/25 | Get Ready for Microsoft's Coming Licensing Changes | Starting Nov. 1, Microsoft is dropping the programmatic discounts that were baked into its volume-licensing agreements. But price hikes are just one of the resulting fallouts for which enterprises need to prepare immediately, as Directions' lead negotiator Dean Bedwell details in this episode with Mary Jo Foley. | — | ||||||
| 8/8/25 | Is No-Code Really Dead? | Is there still a place for no/low-code tools like those in Microsoft's Power Platform with the rise of generative AI and GitHub Copilot? The New Stack's news editor Darryl Taft joins Directions Rob Sanfilippo and Mary Jo Foley to debate the topic. | — | ||||||
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