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Microsoft IQ Enables Enterprise Intelligence, But at What Cost?
September 21, 2026
Enterprise intelligence is an asset AI systems need to produce reliable outcomes.
Broadcom Forces More Changes to Azure VMware Service
September 17, 2026
Broadcom licensing changes are forcing an early retirement of license-included AVS reserved instances, creating unavoidable… more
Microsoft 365 AI Governance Features: A Dog’s Breakfast
September 14, 2026
The AI governance features offered by Microsoft’s compliance, identity, security, and systems management services are… more
GitHub Copilot Brings Another AI Consumption Unit to Track
September 14, 2026
GitHub Copilot has revised purchase options and metered usage units that arrived mid-2026, and dashboard… more
Planner Subscription Strategy for Project Online Retirement
September 11, 2026
Project Online will be retired effective Oct.1, 2026, leaving Planner as Microsoft’s sole hosted project… more
The Hidden Costs of M365 Copilot
September 10, 2026
M365 Copilot has moved from a predictable per-user subscription to a hybrid model with consumption.
Power Platform’s Final Release Wave and How Updates Will Now Be Delivered
September 8, 2026
The final release “wave” delivered enhancements to Power Platform offerings, such as new vibe-coding, automation,… more
Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Updated: September 4, 2026
Microsoft 365 Government offers regulatory compliance, but at the cost of missing features, which are… more
Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots
Updated: September 4, 2026
Copilot is an umbrella brand applied to a narrowing range of Microsoft technologies, which increasingly… more
Protecting Power BI Premium Pricing During the Move to Fabric
August 31, 2026
Customers forced from Premium P SKUs can preserve equivalent capacity pricing through negotiated discounts, but… more
Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization
Updated: August 31, 2026
Azure Copilot is being revamped with agents that simplify many elements of operation for administrators… more
Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI
Updated: August 27, 2026
A new tier of Microsoft 365, E7, arrived May 1 and focuses almost entirely on… more
Windows Server Licensing Scenarios
Updated: August 23, 2026
Customers should consider whether they are licensing the optimal edition of Windows Server for each… more
Should Your Organization Buy Agent 365?
August 21, 2026
Several characteristics of an organization and its agent deployments determine whether Agent 365 is a… more
Disconnected Operations for Azure Local: More Local, Less Azure
Updated: August 20, 2026
Disconnected operations for Azure Local offers an option free of the Azure cloud, but requirements… more
Defender for Endpoint on Windows Receives New Deployment Tool
August 18, 2026
A new free tool for Defender for Endpoint should help organizations deploy the service to… more
Avoid Overspending on GitHub Copilot With Governance and Training
August 16, 2026
GitHub Copilot meters usage and can incur significantly higher costs; organizations should govern their spend,… more
Fabric IQ: The Long Road to Smarter Data
August 10, 2026
Fabric IQ promises to improve AI-driven queries and analytics, but success depends on the hard… more
Most Azure Reservation Exchanges End in 2027
August 7, 2026
Beginning in Feb. 2027, many types of Azure Reservations can no longer be exchanged once… more
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