Mary Jo Foley
Petri ContributorMary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, Redmond Magazine and more. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008). She also was the cohost of the “Windows Weekly” podcast on the TWiT network.
Mary Jo Foley is currently Editor in Chief with http://DirectionsOnMicrosoft.com
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MJFChat: Dynamics 365: What IT Pros Need to Know About Its Past, Present and Future
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Feb 02, 2021
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: Why Identity Should Be Core to Your Security Strategy
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Jan 18, 2021
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: What’s ‘Modern Workplace Transformation’ (and why it matters)
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Dec 21, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: The Evolution of Windows from an IT Pro’s Viewpoint
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Nov 25, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Microsoft Cloud
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Nov 12, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: The Role of the IT Pro in a Microsoft 365 Cloud World
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Oct 30, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: Why IT Pros Should Love the Power Platform
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Oct 19, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: How to Build Your Personal Brand
Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
- Oct 02, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: Navigating Azure: IaaS, PaaS, FaaS and more
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Sep 15, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: How to Handle Office 365 Backups
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Sep 02, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: How to Secure Active Directory
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
- Aug 21, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…
MJFChat: Learn to Live: Navigating Choppy Career Waters
Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
- Aug 10, 2020
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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…