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Surge Protection Stabilizes Power BI, Fabric Performance, With Limits June 9, 2025 Surge protection is an admin feature for Power BI and Fabric capacities that can help… more Project for the Web Transitioning to Planner in August June 9, 2025 The Project for the Web stand-alone service will be retired starting Aug. 2025, finalizing a… more Enabling Intune to Force Apple Updates Improves Security June 7, 2025 Managed software updates enable Intune to consistently force updates on all Apple platforms, which could… more Protected Actions Help Keep Entra ID Secure June 7, 2025 Protected Actions offer an added level of conditional access enforcement to help thwart attacks. Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance June 5, 2025 Administrators can use Microsoft 365 Archive to quickly archive SharePoint sites while retaining administrative and… more Does Azure Linux Have a Broader Future? Updated: June 3, 2025 Azure Linux currently exists solely as a host container OS for Azure Kubernetes Service. But… more Azure Linux 3.0: What’s New Updated: June 3, 2025 Azure Linux 3.0 is the latest version of Microsoft’s host container OS for AKS. But… more Power BI Premium Migration Tool Eases the Required Move to Fabric June 2, 2025 An automated Power BI Premium migration tool can help customers migrate workloads to Fabric with… more Microsoft Entra: The Collected Services Updated: May 27, 2025 Entra is a family of Microsoft identity services designed to help manage security of identities,… more How to Choose Which GitHub Copilot Tier to Buy Updated: May 25, 2025 GitHub Copilot is available in several tiers, and the Business and Enterprise tiers are best… more Security Copilot: Expanding and Expensive Updated: May 24, 2025 Security Copilot can help customers with Microsoft 365 infrastructure-related tasks. Office Security Fixes for Windows 10 Continue into 2028 May 20, 2025 Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will get some security patches on Windows 10 systems through… more Purview DSI Assists in Breach Scope Investigations May 19, 2025 Purview Data Security Investigations is intended to help an organization’s compliance team respond to breaches… more Fabric Improvements Focus on AI and Security Updated: May 19, 2025 The latest updates to Fabric focus on AI and Security but also demonstrate Microsoft’s continued… more Hybrid SharePoint Customers Must Act or Risk Losing Cloud Hybrid Search May 19, 2025 Hybrid SharePoint customers with Cloud Hybrid Search must prepare to upgrade to SharePoint Server SE… more Teams App Management Migrates to App-Centric May 17, 2025 App-centric management for Teams apps, which replaces the permission policy-based model with a more direct… more Exchange Online Roadmap 2025-2029 Updated: May 15, 2025 Changes to Exchange Online in 2025-2026 improve security, management, and control over capacity, but some… more M365 Copilot Chat an Alternative to ChatGPT for Businesses May 15, 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat delivers more security than public generative pre-trained transformer services like the… more Collaboration Services Roadmap 2025 – Stay with Safe Choices May 12, 2025 Roadmap and Darwin chart for Microsoft’s collection of collaboration services; highlighting safe destinations and items… more Get Access to over 7,331 Reports Atlas Membership