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New! Image Analysis Service Retiring November 10, 2025 The Image Analysis service within Azure AI Vision will be retired on Sept. 25, 2028. New! Azure Local to Gain Air-Gap Support November 10, 2025 New! Teams Premium Goes Beyond Meetings and Webinars November 10, 2025 Teams Premium features focus mainly on Teams events and AI features that overlap with Microsoft… more New! How Microsoft’s New Agent Pricing Option Affects Costs November 9, 2025 A new upfront purchasing option for agents provides discounts over pay-as-you-go billing, but it is… more AI Comes to SharePoint Server Subscription Edition November 4, 2025 Document Intelligence enables AI-generated document summaries, like summaries by Copilot Chat, in SharePoint Server Subscription… more Azure SQL Managed Instance’s New Authentication Option to Help with Migrations November 3, 2025 Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports native Windows logins, removing the last migration barrier for… more Defender for Identity Improves Delegation with Scoped Access October 31, 2025 A new set of capabilities for Defender for Identity significantly enhances manageability by limiting the… more Entra ID Protects Key Identities with Restricted Management October 31, 2025 A new set of capabilities available within Entra ID offers enhanced security by controlling who… more SharePoint Knowledge Agent: A Boon for Content Management (with Caveats) October 28, 2025 Knowledge Agent offers content managers solutions to tedious issues, but its resource consumption requirements may… more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: October 27, 2025 Copilot is an umbrella brand applied to a range of Microsoft technologies, most of which… more SQL Server Management Studio Update Will Integrate GitHub Copilot Updated: October 23, 2025 A new version of SQL Server Management Studio, Version 21, brings rejuvenation with a Copilot… more Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) Brings Discounts, Negotiation Leverage Updated: October 23, 2025 Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment is an agreement to spend a specified amount on Azure to… more ESUs Protect Systems Past Support Updated: October 23, 2025 Customers should subscribe to Extended Security Updates for any unsupported Microsoft software they run. Dynamics 365 License Compliance Enforcement Delayed to at Least Jan. 2026 October 20, 2025 Microsoft has delayed plans to lock the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations front door until… more Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat in Office Apps October 20, 2025 M365 Copilot can increase productivity but risks lowering quality, and Copilot Chat’s availability at no… more Understanding Dynamic Membership for Entra ID Groups Updated: October 19, 2025 Entra ID P1 and above licenses offer dynamic membership for groups, which could help manage… more Entra ID Group-Based License Management Helps Ease Licensing Administration Updated: October 19, 2025 Azure Active Directory groups may help organizations manage licenses for Microsoft products and services more… more Understanding Microsoft 365 Groups Updated: October 19, 2025 Microsoft 365 groups combine the management of users and the services they will need to… more Understanding Entra ID Administrative Units Updated: October 19, 2025 Entra ID administrative units enable delegated management of collections of users, useful for large and… more Get Access to over 6,443 Reports Atlas Membership