How and Why We Built an AI Assistant

Microsoft enterprise customers have a lot on their minds. At Directions' latest Licensing Bootcamp, we got an earful. Analyst Wes Miller tells Mary Jo Foley all about it.

Cowork consumption costs are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rapidly expanding M365 Copilot costs. Directions analyst David Berry lays out the potential gotchas in this episode with Mary Jo Foley.

Directions on Microsoft built its own AI Assistant to help with Microsoft technology and licensing queries. Analysts Barry Briggs and Andrew Snodgrass share experiences and lessons learned with Mary Jo Foley.

The cybersecurity landscape is changing rapidly thanks to AI and other shifting dynamics. Directions on Microsoft Advisor Kathryn Mihalich shares her tips with Mary Jo Foley on what executives need to know to make the best technology and licensing decisions.

Microsoft has established some high enterprise pricing and licensing hurdles going into its FY27. Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton talks with Mary Jo Foley about the obstacles and potential opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

Are you being hit with Azure consumption constraints and/or skyrocketing M365 costs in your Azure bill? Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares with Mary Jo Foley his tips and advice on how to handle these issues.

Microsoft is launching E7 and Agent 365 on May 1. Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares with Mary Jo Foley the latest on what customers should know before they dive in.