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Intune Suite Features Added to Microsoft 365 E5, E3 Ahead of 2026 Price Increases Updated: July 16, 2026 The features of the Intune Suite have been split across the Microsoft 365 E5 and… more New! DLP Cut from Defender for Cloud Apps – Customers Must Move to Purview DLP July 16, 2026 Microsoft is removing data loss prevention (DLP) features from Defender for Cloud Apps, as similar… more New! Agent 365: What’s There, What’s Missing July 16, 2026 Agent 365 provides a unified platform for AI agent governance, identity, and security with a… more Security Copilot: Expanding and Expensive Updated: July 15, 2026 Security Copilot can help customers with Microsoft 365 infrastructure-related tasks. AI Drives Enterprise Integration July 10, 2026 Every AI project is also an integration project, and Microsoft’s integration platform is changing rapidly… more Disconnected Operations for Azure Local: More Local, Less Azure July 4, 2026 Disconnected operations for Azure Local offers an option free of the Azure cloud, but requirements… more Restricted SharePoint Search Limits Copilot Results Updated: July 1, 2026 Retiring Jan. 2027 – New SharePoint search restrictions can help organizations roll out Copilot. Azure SQL Database DTUs: There’s a Better Way July 1, 2026 The SQL Database DTU purchasing model is simple, but lower costs are available using vCore… more Entra ID Tenancy Strategies for Complex Organizations Updated: June 29, 2026 Entra ID is the identity provider for almost all Microsoft 365 services. How it is… more Find and Secure Local AI Tools with Defender for Endpoint Updated: June 28, 2026 Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 will soon include capabilities to help discover and protect a… more Entra Cloud Sync Replacing Connect Sync: What to Expect June 27, 2026 Beginning in July 2026, Microsoft will begin working to transition customers from Connect Sync to… more Enterprise Agents at Scale: Control Improves, Costs Follow June 26, 2026 The duality of agent management: Foundry Control Plane for operations and Agent 365 for enterprise… more Windows Point-in-Time Restore Is Windows, Yesterday Updated: June 26, 2026 Windows Point-in-Time Restore is a new feature of Windows 11 that should help customers recover more… more Identity Manager: SP3 Arrives, But Support Still Ends in 2029 Updated: June 22, 2026 Microsoft Identity Manager lets organizations integrate third-party identity systems and devices into Active Directory. It… more Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents Updated: June 20, 2026 Microsoft Agent 365 offers a new set of capabilities that seeks to help organizations improve… more Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: June 20, 2026 A new tier of Microsoft 365, E7, arrived May 1 and focuses almost entirely on… more Strategies for Controlling Dynamics 365 Storage Costs June 17, 2026 Without proper governance, Dynamics 365 storage can drive costly overages, while disciplined cleanup, archiving, and… more M365 Copilot Adds Choice (and Risk) with Anthropic’s Claude Updated: June 12, 2026 Microsoft partnered with Anthropic, adding its Claude’s Sonnet and Opus models to M365 Copilot. Deciphering Power Apps Licensing Updated: June 8, 2026 Power Apps, a low-code platform for building business apps, offers some entitlements with Microsoft 365… more Get Access to over 6,508 Reports Atlas Membership