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The Project Manager Agent Is an Assistant February 9, 2026 The Project Manager agent may help the accidental PM but not with enterprise projects. Microsoft 365 Backup Targets Exchange and SharePoint Online Using a PAYG model February 9, 2026 Microsoft 365 Backup improves policies and management but falls short of comprehensive M365 service backup. Enhancements Could Break Down Agent Adoption Barriers February 8, 2026 Copilot Studio, Microsoft’s maker-oriented tool for building AI agents, receives enhancements focusing on security, governance,… more What to Use When: Copilot for Office, Agent Mode, and Agents in Office February 6, 2026 Copilot for Office, Agent Mode and Agents have overlapping capabilities to create and revise content… more Maia 200 Aims to Lower AI Inference Costs February 5, 2026 Maia 200, Microsoft’s newest generation of custom AI silicon, is being deployed in a handful… more NTLM to Be Disabled in Future Releases February 5, 2026 NTLM will be disabled by default in the next version of Windows Server, although customers… more Windows Point-in-Time Restore Is Windows, Yesterday January 28, 2026 Windows Point-in-Time Restore is a new preview feature of Windows 11 that should help customers… more Access Services for SharePoint Online Discontinued Updated: January 26, 2026 Access Services was removed from SharePoint Online (and SharePoint Server SE) in Apr. 2018 SharePoint Spaces Provide Mixed Reality for Collaboration Updated: January 26, 2026 SharePoint Spaces was removed by Aug. 2025 SharePoint Business Connectivity Services to Be Retired Updated: January 26, 2026 SharePoint Business Connectivity Services is retired as of Sep. 2024 Dynamics 365 Retiring Guides and Remote Assist, Move Before Dec. 2026 January 26, 2026 Two key field user products, Guides and Remote Assist, are being retired at the end… more SQL Server 2016/2017 Database Migration: So Many Choices January 26, 2026 SQL Server 2016 is retiring in July 2026 and SQL Server 2017 in Oct. 2027…. more Microsoft IQ: Look at the Details, Not the Branding January 24, 2026 Microsoft IQ is a marketing label for unrelated AI initiatives that solve different problems and… more Work IQ Models Work for Microsoft 365 Copilot January 22, 2026 With Work IQ, Microsoft 365 Copilot creates customer-specific answers and content. Deciphering Power Apps Licensing Updated: January 21, 2026 Power Apps, a low-code platform for building business apps, offers some entitlements with Microsoft 365… more M365 Copilot Adds Choice (and Risk) with Anthropic’s Claude January 20, 2026 Microsoft partnered with Anthropic, adding its Claude’s Sonnet and Opus models to M365 Copilot. Comparing Paths for Licensing Microsoft 365—The Savings May Not Stack Up Updated: January 18, 2026 Customers have numerous paths available for licensing Microsoft 365 services. Licensing subcomponents on an à… more Top Reasons to Use SQL Server 2025 and a Few Reasons to Avoid It January 14, 2026 SQL Server 2025, released in Nov. 2025, should be used for new databases and to… more Foundry Gets New Name, Anthropic Models January 12, 2026 Azure AI Foundry is getting a new name (Microsoft Foundry) along with support for large… more Get Access to over 6,469 Reports Atlas Membership