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Is Copilot Search the Next Generation of Enterprise Search?
October 13, 2025
Copilot Search is an AI-powered search engine that one day may replace Microsoft Search in… more
Windows 11 25H2: Support and a Kill Switch for In-Box Apps
Updated: October 12, 2025
Customers on Windows 11 versions before 24H2 should migrate to the just- released Windows 11… more
Understanding Copilot Studio
Updated: October 12, 2025
Copilot Studio supports generative AI to reduce development effort and give agents advanced capabilities, but… more
Conditional Access: How to Make Best Use of It to Secure Microsoft 365
October 11, 2025
Microsoft offers several approaches to help organizations keep Microsoft 365 secure by default, but a… more
Understanding Copilot for SharePoint
October 7, 2025
Copilot for SharePoint can accelerate creating web content without requiring deep SharePoint knowledge but offers… more
Windows 365 Frontline Expands Reach of Cloud PCs
October 6, 2025
A Frontline license and other recent changes make Windows 365 cost-effective for more virtual desktop… more
Copilot Studio Benefits and Risks
Updated: October 5, 2025
Copilot Studio is a low-code tool for building agents that can use generative AI to… more
What Tools Can Help Me Deploy and Manage Conditional Access?
October 5, 2025
A range of free Microsoft tools can help customers tune, troubleshoot, or report on conditional… more
Defender for Endpoint Helps Discover Unsecured AD Servers
September 28, 2025
Defender for Endpoint adds a feature to find unprotected AD servers, enabling customers to find… more
Project Online to Shut Down Sept. 30, 2026
Updated: September 22, 2025
The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all… more
Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) Brings Discounts, Negotiation Leverage
Updated: September 22, 2025
Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment is an agreement to spend a specified amount on Azure to… more
Azure Data Studio Is Retiring: What You Need to Do and When
September 13, 2025
Azure Data Studio, long touted as the future for data management in Azure, is being… more
SQL Server Management Studio Update Will Integrate GitHub Copilot
Updated: September 12, 2025
A new version of SQL Server Management Studio, Version 21, brings rejuvenation with a Copilot… more
Defender for Endpoint: Broad Support for Linux Servers
September 12, 2025
Defender for Endpoint offers a broad collection of antimalware and EDR features on x64 and… more
How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for SQL Server
Updated: September 8, 2025
Azure Hybrid Benefit could reduce costs for customers using SQL Server–based offerings in Azure, but… more
Planner Is The Future of Project
Updated: September 8, 2025
The latest repositioning of Microsoft project management offerings sees Microsoft Planner absorbing Project for the… more
Windows Backup for Organizations Is Not Real Backup
Updated: September 5, 2025
Places Update for Admin, Desk Booking
September 5, 2025
An Aug. 2025 update for Places delivers administrator improvements for updates to resources and end-user… more
SQL Data Sync’s Retirement Highlights the Future of Azure SQL Offerings
September 4, 2025
Azure SQL Data Sync, a cloud hub service for synchronizing data across multiple SQL Server… more
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