Directions on Microsoft
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Independent IT planning and EA negotiation service focused exclusively on Microsoft since 1992.
Joined February 2023
Welcome to the new Directions on Microsoft Twitter account! (Our previous channels @On_MS_Products and @On_MS_Licensing are being subsumed here.) Directions provides info on Microsoft enterprise products, roadmaps and licensing. I (@maryjofoley) will be your curator in chief.
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New Directions podcast is now available. Everything you wanted to know (or SHOULD want to know) about Microsoft ESUs with Directions' Jim Gaynor, Rob Helm and @maryjofoley: https://t.co/9J3WImXFzG
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Here's Microsoft's preliminary post-incident review for the Oct. 29 multi-hour Azure outage. It was not a good day for Azure Front Door and all the Azure services it touched: https://t.co/FYKRcN07Wc
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Microsoft is dropping support for Office Online Server as of Dec. 31, 2026. Microsoft's recommended replacement (no surprise): Microsoft 365, which includes web-based versions of Word, Excel, PPT, OneNote: https://t.co/Ud8V5JSye6
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theregister.com
: The end is nigh, now get thee to 365
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That plan for rolling out Auto-archiving for Exchange Online starting Oct. 15 -- which Microsoft postponed due to negative customer feedback -- is back on again, but not until Jan. 2026. Public preview to start Nov. 15, 2025: https://t.co/zC1MLFSUUR
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techcommunity.microsoft.com
We are happy to announce the time-based archiving feature for Exchange Online users with archives.
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The product formerly known as "Copilot for Finance" (and also later as "Finance Agents") is now generally available. The newest name might be Finance solution for M365 Copilot (?): https://t.co/NwvLHSaMl4
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microsoft.com
Built with Microsoft 365 Copilot, this role-based AI solution brings ERP-connected data and workflows directly into the flow of work
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What's happening with Microsoft Exchange? Get caught up with our new podcast now out with special guest @12Knocksinna, Directions analyst Rob Helm and @maryjofoley: https://t.co/BEuGohWeAn
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New post from Directions analyst @BarryBriggs: Enterprise Semantic Layer: The Missing Link for AI (and Microsoft)? https://t.co/A8BSznEOqa
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With Windows 10 hitting end of support this week, Microsoft is trying to make Windows 11 more appealing by adding more AI features. If you loved "Hey Cortana," you might love "Hey Copilot." And if not, probably not... https://t.co/ngn02bnNEA
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blogs.windows.com
New Copilot and agentic experiences make powerful AI easy on Windows 11 Today, we’re taking an exciting step forward with a new wave of updates that make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC – with Copilot...
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New M365 Copilot offering for academic customers (educators, staff, students) coming in Dec. 2025 at $18 per user per month (instead of the usual $30 for M365 Copilot): https://t.co/UkCLkIGJxM
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microsoft.com
Explore new AI-powered experiences at no additional cost for educators and students—plus an academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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CIO Talk: Compliance in the world of AI -- Are you ready? https://t.co/b5Z5hPwGdK
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For those needing a refresher (or introduction), here's a bit on Microsoft's newest CEO, Judson Althoff, who now heads up the giant Microsoft commercial business: https://t.co/xz5XZ7X8ZQ
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As of Nov. 1, Microsoft will be renaming its M365 E5 mini-suites. M365 E5 Security is now the Microsoft Defender Suite. M365 E5 Compliance is now the Microsoft Purview Suite: https://t.co/GjLX7bwdZO
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learn.microsoft.com
October 2025 announcements for Microsoft Partner Center including new capabilities, promotions, offers, markets, or changes to existing offers.
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For clarity's sake: M365 Premium is NOT M365 E7. M365 "Premium," the just announced $20 per user per month subscription aimed at ChatGPT Plus, is a new consumer bundle: https://t.co/Eneedze6iC
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microsoft.com
Microsoft is taking a big step forward with major updates to our individual subscription lineup, combining the best of AI and productivity at an unbeatable price.
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ICYMI: Microsoft is making Anthropic’s Claude a new option in Microsoft 365 Copilot. It also is starting to make good on more of its agent promises: https://t.co/bnFw4AE1SS
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directionsonmicrosoft.com
Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s models to Microsoft 365 Copilot, alongside the existing OpenAI models that are already at the heart of it. Microsoft is kicking off this process by adding Anthropic’s...
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Microsoft is rolling out the net phase of its app-marketplace strategy by unifying AppSource, its Agent Store and Azure Marketplace into a new unified storefront called Microsoft Marketplace: https://t.co/4oSC46u7DN
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blogs.microsoft.com
A new breed of industry-leading company is taking shape — Frontier Firms. These organizations blend human ambition with AI-powered technology to reshape how innovation is scaled, work is orchestrated...
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Happening today at 1 pm ET
Coming up Sept. 25, 1 PM ET: @maryjofoley will be hosting Directions on Microsoft's Dean Bedwell for an Ask Us Anything on Microsoft contract negotiations. Get your questions answered in real time during this LinkedIn Live event. More info: https://t.co/AkDKChrWki
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No final deprecation date yet, but Microsoft is encouraging users to get off of Teams Live Events and move to Teams Town Hall. Admins should set policies to make sure Town Hall is enabled. More info in M365 Message Center MC1154302 and https://t.co/hxH3kCf9jI
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learn.microsoft.com
Learn how to set up and manage town hall policies for IT Admins in Microsoft Teams. Learn how to manage who can schedule and attend town halls in your organization.
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Microsoft is adding Anthropic's Claude models as another option (beyond OpenAI's models) to M365 Copilot. Starting today, Claude will show up as an option in Researcher Agent and in Copilot Studio (with more options to come): https://t.co/QlFCDNddVu
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microsoft.com
We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding the models that power Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic models.
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Coming in Oct., new licensing changes instigated by Broadcom will force customers to bring their own licenses to VMware hosting from Microsoft and other providers: https://t.co/9pCUDvXUPb
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New podcast now available. Directions on Microsoft Senior Consultant Steve Kelley shares his Microsoft contract escalation dos, don'ts, (and a few war stories) with @maryjofoley: https://t.co/dN0JE1qDy1
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