Lane Shelton is Director of Product Development and Advisory Services Lead at Directions on Microsoft, where he helps large enterprises navigate the financial, contractual, and strategic realities of Microsoft licensing investments. A seasoned advisor with more than twenty years of executive-facing experience, Lane is known for cutting through licensing complexity and turning contract language, pricing shifts, and platform changes into actionable strategy. He brings both energy and an authoritative voice to renewal planning, negotiation strategy, and long-term licensing economics, helping organizations connect the dots across licensing, finance, and technology so they can make confident, high-stakes decisions about their Microsoft future.