Directions on Microsoft - What they Do

Directions provides weekly news and analysis, product roadmaps, in-depth Research Reports on key technologies and trends, an OrgChart of the top 750+ Microsoft executives, and briefing and advisory services.

OrgChart.
Diagrams the reporting relationships of Microsoft's top 600+ executives, including their titles and job responsibilities. Updated quarterly on the Web and published twice a year as a 33in. x 25in. wall poster, this essential tool for navigating the Microsoft answers:

Product Roadmap.
An all-in-one planning reference that provides estimated release dates for future products, release histories for past versions, product overviews and new feature summaries, code names, support deadlines, retirement dates, and product dependencies for more than 100 versions of Microsoft enterprise software products. Helps answer:

• What Microsoft product interdependencies do I need to understand before I make a purchase or deployment decision?
• What upgrades am I likely to receive if I sign up for Software Assurance?
• Should I target the current product release for my development or deployment? Or, should I wait until the next planned version?
• At what point will diminished support for product versions I currently rely on compel me to consider migrating to a newer version?

Research.
In-depth reports drill down into key Microsoft technologies and initiatives so you understand the technical significance and strategic underpinnings that can affect your business. Published quarterly, reports cover vital areas including:

• Development platforms
• Licensing policies and technologies
• Security infrastructure
• Systems management
• Server applications

News and Analysis.
An all-in-one-place resource that keeps you up-to-date on the full breadth of Microsoft activities. Published online each week and in print every month, our comprehensive Update news and analysis service covers all aspects of Microsoft—including operating systems and server apps, development tools and programs, desktop applications, appliances, online services, licensing, organizational shifts, marketing and sales initiatives, and much more. For each new Microsoft product, technology, policy, initiative, and strategy, we answer:

• How does it compare with its predecessor?
• What's actually new?
• Is it consistent with what other parts of the company are doing?
• Where is it headed?

Advisory Services.
One-on-one services designed to improve your business with Microsoft at multiple levels and avoid the miscues or missteps that can cost you precious time and capital. Let our Microsoft experts help you:

• Spot Microsoft-related opportunities & threats while there's still time to do something about it
• Understand how Microsoft thinks and acts
• Target the right groups and individuals inside Microsoft
• Pitch an idea to Microsoft for maximum impact
• Validate your Microsoft strategy, including your Microsoft partnership strategy

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About Directions on Microsoft

Directions on Microsoft is the only INDEPENDENT organization in the world devoted exclusively to tracking Microsoft. We've studied Microsoft since 1992. Nobody knows the company better.

Their team of Microsoft experts provides clear, concise, and actionable analysis of shifts in Microsoft strategy, Microsoft product and technology roadmaps, delivery schedules, organizational changes, marketing initiatives, and licensing and other policies so you can quickly assess how they impact your business.

Thousands of companies worldwide—including corporate purchasers of Microsoft products, system integrators, software vendors, hardware manufacturers, network operators, venture capitalists, and financial analysts—trust Directions on Microsoft for accurate and unbiased Microsoft research and analysis to guide their strategic decisions.