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Intune Premium License Tiers Still Not Worth It
Updated: December 23, 2025
Premium Intune features and service tiers are not in any Microsoft 365 suite, suggesting forthcoming… more
Intune Suite Features Added to Microsoft 365 E5, E3 Ahead of 2026 Price Increases
Updated: December 23, 2025
The features of the Intune Suite have been split across the Microsoft 365 E5 and… more
Office LTSC Timeline
Updated: December 16, 2025
Diagram shows the likely releases and retirements of Office LTSC suites.
Power BI Report Server: Licensing Changes Offer Potential Cost Savings
December 15, 2025
Power BI Report Server has new rules, when licensed with SQL Server 2025, that could… more
Understanding Purview Data Governance
December 15, 2025
Purview Data Governance is intended to help discover, curate, manage, and share data, regardless of… more
Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages
December 15, 2025
Windows Quick Machine Recovery, a new feature of Windows 11 intended to help recover otherwise… more
Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization
December 14, 2025
Azure Copilot is being revamped with agents that simplify many elements of operation for administrators… more
Windows 11 Platform for Local AI
December 8, 2025
Windows 11 offers a built-in platform for local AI applications, but customers and application vendors… more
Security Copilot: Expanding and Expensive
Updated: December 7, 2025
Security Copilot can help customers with Microsoft 365 infrastructure-related tasks.
How Microsoft’s New Agent Pricing Option Affects Costs
Updated: December 5, 2025
A new upfront purchasing option for agents provides discounts over pay-as-you-go billing, but it is… more
Azure Local: Vision Still Ahead of the Product
December 5, 2025
Upcoming releases address some long-standing adoption blockers. However, Azure Local is still more complex to… more
Understanding Pay as You Go Billing for M365 Copilot “Lite” Agents
December 4, 2025
Set up pay as you go billing in the M365 admin center for “lite” agents.
Copilot+ PC: Check for Applications
Updated: December 1, 2025
Copilot+ PCs are Windows 11 PCs with specialized processors that are required for some new… more
Goodbye SQL Server Reporting Services and Hello Power BI Report Server
December 1, 2025
SQL Server 2025 is replacing Reporting Services with Power BI Report Server, but there’s no… more
The Microsoftification of GitHub
Updated: November 30, 2025
Microsoft organizational changes suggest that GitHub will get more direct Microsoft oversight and control, bringing… 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
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