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New! Prepare for Higher Costs for Teams Town Halls October 4, 2026 The Apr. 2026 Teams licensing changes added new costs for large town halls that could… more New! Microsoft Investing Little on AI in Its Own Management Services October 4, 2026 Microsoft’s investments to add AI technologies to its own Microsoft 365 governance, risk, and compliance… more New! Agent 365 for GCC Is Available, but It Has Security, Compliance, and Other Gaps with Commercial October 2, 2026 Several Purview and Defender protections in Agent 365 aren’t available for GCC customers, and missing… more Fabric for GCC and GCC High Is Imminent September 28, 2026 Fabric for GCC and GCC High customers is expected to reach GA on Oct. 1,… more Microsoft 365 G7 Government Suite: A Release in Progress September 25, 2026 Microsoft 365 G7—the government equivalent of the AI-centric E7 bundle—begins arriving Oct. 1, but only… more Understanding Copilot Studio Harnesses and Their Costs September 22, 2026 Copilot Studio supports multiple AI harnesses with different capabilities and purposes, and harness selection affects… more Microsoft IQ Enables Enterprise Intelligence, But at What Cost? September 21, 2026 Enterprise intelligence is an asset AI systems need to produce reliable outcomes. Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box? Updated: September 21, 2026 Microsoft 365 Government offers regulatory compliance, but at the cost of missing features, which are… more Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents Updated: September 21, 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: September 21, 2026 A new tier of Microsoft 365, E7, arrived May 1 and focuses almost entirely on… more 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 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 Get Access to over 6,527 Reports Atlas Membership