Mary 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
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
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;…
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
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;…
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
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;…
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
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;…
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
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;…

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
Transcript posted below. 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…

Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
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;…
Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
Our next MJFChat is all about Microsoft’s Project Cortex knowledge-management technology and strategy with special guest Naomi Moneypenny, Microsoft’s Director of Product Development for Project Cortex.

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025
Our next MJFChat is all about security planning for your organization with special guestAnn Johnson, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Solutions Group.
Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
Our next MJFChat is all about the resurgence of handheld PCs. My special guest is Mike Halsey, a Windows Experience MVP and Windows book author and course creator.
Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
Our next MJFChat is all about Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the company’s new brand and console for its existing management services and software, with special guest Directions on Microsoft’s Wes Miller.
Last Update: Aug 01, 2024
Our next MJFChat, scheduled for Monday, February 17, is all about Microsoft 365 with M365 Senior Product Marketing Manager Stephen Rose.