Business Applications

New! Teams Enterprise Gains Events and Places from Premium March 17, 2026 Effective Apr. 1, 2026, some features from Teams Premium will be included in Teams Enterprise...more Microsoft 365 Backup Targets Exchange and SharePoint Online Using a PAYG model Updated: March 10, 2026 Microsoft 365 Backup provides backup of Exchange Online mailboxes, OneDrive for work accounts, and SharePoint...more SharePoint Embedded: Document Management Without SharePoint Updated: March 9, 2026 SharePoint Embedded provides storage in Microsoft 365 with built-in document management for custom apps but...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: March 6, 2026 Copilot is an umbrella brand applied to a range of Microsoft technologies, most of which...more Dynamics 365 Commerce Retiring Multiple Features; Moving to Paid AI March 2, 2026 Soon-to-be-retired Ratings and Reviews, and Recommendations features, will create functional gaps with no announced replacements....more And Acquisition for All: Microsoft 365 Self-Service Purchase March 2, 2026 Microsoft makes several services available for direct purchase by end users to promote adoption, circumventing...more Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Doesn’t Have Copilot Studio Limitations February 24, 2026 The Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit is for pro developers building AI agents that work with...more Best Practices for Preserving Data While Removing Microsoft 365 Users Updated: February 23, 2026 Offboarding employees is not an IT task; it’s a governance and risk event affecting organizational...more Microsoft Loop Delivers Real-Time Collaboration, But Isn’t for Everyone February 19, 2026 Microsoft Loop enables real-time collaboration across Microsoft 365, keeping shared content synchronized across messages, meetings,...more The Project Manager Agent Is an Assistant February 9, 2026 The Project Manager agent doesn’t manage projects but can benefit accidental project managers. Using the...more Enhancements Could Break Down Agent Adoption Barriers February 8, 2026 Copilot Studio continues to receive frequent significant updates. The latest round arrived in Nov. 2025,...more What to Use When: Copilot for Office, Agent Mode, and Agents in Office February 6, 2026 Agent Mode introduces chat in Office that directly modifies files but doesn’t support all the...more Dynamics 365 Retiring Guides and Remote Assist, Move Before Dec. 2026 January 26, 2026 Dynamics 365 Guides and Remote Assist support ends Dec. 2026, with no Microsoft alternative. Both...more Work IQ Models Work for Microsoft 365 Copilot January 22, 2026 Work IQ is the latest service to analyze Microsoft 365 tenant data for work patterns...more M365 Copilot Adds Choice (and Risk) with Anthropic’s Claude January 20, 2026 Microsoft has partnered with Anthropic, adding its Claude models to Microsoft 365 Copilot (M365 Copilot)....more Migrate Off SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 by July 2026 January 12, 2026 Support for SharePoint Server 2019 (SP 2019) and 2016 (SP 2016) ends in July 2026,...more

Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 Dynamics 365 Services Packaging December 17, 2025 Communication Services Overview July 3, 2025 Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users June 30, 2025 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: May 11, 2025

  Product Reference Microsoft 365 Backup Microsoft 365 Backup provides backup for Exchange Online mailboxes, OneDrive for work accounts, and SharePoint...more   Product Reference SharePoint Embedded SharePoint Embedded is document management infrastructure for custom apps.   Product Reference Viva Learning Viva Learning provides custom training content to individuals in support of an organization’s continual learning...more   Product Reference Viva Insights Viva Insights is a Teams-based application that provides employees with information to help improve work...more   Product Reference Dynamics 365 Project Operations Dynamics 365 Project Operations provides integrated project management and resource management for service projects, project...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Archive Microsoft 365 Archive is a consumption service for storing inactive SharePoint and OneDrive sites   Product Reference Microsoft Search Microsoft Search is the enterprise search engine for Microsoft 365   Product Reference Dynamics 365 CRM Dynamics 365 CRM is a Microsoft cloud service and on-premises software that offers sales, marketing,...more   Product Reference Microsoft Lists Updated for changes to security and deployment of Microsoft Lists.   Product Reference Loop Updated for M365 integrations and changes to the deployment and security of the Loop service.   Product Reference SharePoint Online Updated for M365 Copilot and compliance.   Product Reference SharePoint Server SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 are retiring in 2026. SPSE has a new deployment model.   Licensing Reference SQL Server Technology A limited use copy of SQL Server distributed with System Center, Azure DevOps Server, and...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Groups  Updated with new services supported by M365 groups   Product Reference OneDrive Updated for Copilot in OneDrive and hybrid OneDrive   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Copilot New M365 Copilot features and Anthropic. Copilot Chat is moved to its own Product entry.

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