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New! The Microsoftification of GitHub Updated: November 30, 2025 Microsoft organizational changes suggest that GitHub will get more direct Microsoft oversight and control, bringing… more New! Copilot+ PC: Check for Applications November 29, 2025 Copilot+ PCs are Windows 11 PCs with specialized processors that are required for some new… more EA to MCA Legal Terms and Strategy November 24, 2025 Microsoft is gradually phasing out the traditional Enterprise Agreement (EA) that most customers use for… more Azure DocumentDB Has a Solid Future And a New Name November 24, 2025 DocumentDB (previously called Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore) is now mature, secure, and ready for… more Azure’s MySQL Offering Gets a New Lease on Life November 24, 2025 Azure Database for MySQL has a new lease on life with new versions and key… more Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents November 24, 2025 Microsoft Agent 365 offers a new set of capabilities that seeks to help organizations improve… more Understanding Entra ID Privileged Identity Management Updated: November 22, 2025 Entra ID Privileged Identity Management can help organizations manage and audit the risk posed by… more GitHub Agent HQ Brings Agent Governance, Third-Party Support Updated: November 17, 2025 GitHub Agent HQ is a platform included with paid GitHub Copilot subscriptions for hosting, governing,… more Defender for Cloud Apps Helps Protect Copilot Studio Agents November 13, 2025 Advanced real-time protection for Copilot Studio agents, a Defender for Cloud Apps feature, offers an… more SharePoint 2013 Workflows: Admins Should Act Now November 11, 2025 SharePoint 2013 workflows are being removed from SharePoint Online, but SharePoint Server SE can still… more Image Analysis Service Retiring November 10, 2025 The Image Analysis service within Azure AI Vision will be retired on Sept. 25, 2028. Azure Local to Gain Air-Gap Support November 10, 2025 A preview of support for air-grapped deployments indicates Microsoft is serious about Azure Local becoming… more 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 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 Get Access to over 6,452 Reports Atlas Membership