Exchange Server Subscription Edition: It's happening (in Q3 2025)
Get ready, Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 customers. There will be no end-of-support extensions or ESUs, so you’ll have to upgrade fast.
Microsoft’s VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Not as shiny as it looks
Microsoft's new set of benefits meant to lure unhappy Broadcom VMware customers offers less than meets the eye.
CIO Talk: Is Compliance the Killer App for E5?
One in an occasional series on enterprise computing by Directions on Microsoft analyst Barry Briggs, former CTO of Microsoft’s IT unit.
Microsoft must stop selling security as a premium offering
Microsoft charges extra for many core security and compliance features. What can customers do to try to minimize risk and save money?
What to know before you go Teams-less
Thinking of saving a few dollars by switching to a new 'no Teams' Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription? Watch out for these potential gotchas.
Microsoft Fabric takes control of Power BI licensing
Directions on Microsoft analyst Andrew Snodgrass discusses the good, bad and ugly about Microsoft’s plans to change Power BI use-rights.
Azure SLAs: What customers need to know
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can give customers some peace of mind regarding uptime guarantees. But there are lots of potential gotchas of which they should be aware.
Microsoft’s subscription-free, ‘perpetual’ Office LTSC 2024 to ship this year
Microsoft is readying an April preview of its next non-subscription version of Office, Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) 2024. And it won't be the last perpetual Office client release.
Dynamics 365 rights in Power Apps Subscriptions: Changes on the horizon?
Directions on Microsoft analyst Andrew Snodgrass unearths a potentially pricey licensing change coming for Microsoft business app developers.
Microsoft Security Copilot to be available April 1 as a capacity-based service
Microsoft's newest AI assistant, Security Copilot, is meant to help security professionals evaluate and respond to threats more quickly.