Business Applications

SharePoint Knowledge Agent: A Boon for Content Management (with Caveats) October 28, 2025 Knowledge Agent can simplify the challenges of maintaining SharePoint Online document libraries and Web content....more Dynamics 365 License Compliance Enforcement Delayed to at Least Jan. 2026 October 20, 2025 Microsoft has delayed plans to lock the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations front door from...more Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat in Office Apps October 20, 2025 M365 Copilot for Office Applications primarily assists individuals but can streamline Office-centric processes for some...more Is Copilot Search the Next Generation of Enterprise Search? October 13, 2025 Copilot Search is an AI assistant for Microsoft 365 that allows users to search using...more Understanding Copilot for SharePoint October 7, 2025 Copilot for SharePoint can reduce the effort of managing Web pages but does not offer...more Project Online to Shut Down Sept. 30, 2026 Updated: September 22, 2025 The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all...more Improving Data Analysis with Microsoft Analyst Agent August 26, 2025 Microsoft Analyst can accelerate complex data analysis to deliver insights using a small reasoning model...more Microsoft Researcher Agent Can Speed Decision-Making, But Check Your Work August 8, 2025 Microsoft Researcher can accelerate complex decision-making by using deep reasoning and retrieval across business and...more SharePoint Alerts Retiring: What You Need to Know August 7, 2025 Microsoft appears to be moving aggressively to retire SharePoint alerts by July 2026, which could...more Understanding SharePoint Agents July 24, 2025 SharePoint agents can empower users with default and custom low-code AI solutions for SharePoint sites....more Begin Move to Exchange Server SE to Keep Support  July 3, 2025 Organizations running Exchange in their own data centers must migrate quickly to Exchange Server SE. ...more Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users June 30, 2025 The most commonly used end-user features of Viva are built into Microsoft 365 licenses. Customers...more Exchange Server: Migrate Off Legacy Versions by Oct. 2025 Updated: June 27, 2025 Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 customers will have 90 days or less under product support...more DSPM for AI: Protecting Your Content from Prying AIs June 24, 2025 DSPM for AI increases visibility into where an organization’s sensitive data is, how it is...more Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel Drops Preview, Cuts Support June 23, 2025 Customers should change the update channel for every PC currently updating Microsoft 365 Apps through...more Project for the Web Transitioning to Planner in August June 9, 2025 In Aug. 2025, Microsoft will retire Project for the Web, completing the transition to Planner....more

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 Project Online Project Online is a cloud service for managing project schedules and resource data, reporting time...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot is Microsoft’s AI-based productivity service for organizations featuring chat, search, and image...more   Product Reference Skype for Business Server Skype for Business Server is an on-premises product that provides a unified communications solution for...more   Product Reference Exchange Server Exchange Server provides e-mail communication and manages calendars, contacts, and tasks.   Product Reference Purview Message Encryption Microsoft Purview Message Encryption is a Microsoft-hosted service that encrypts e-mail messages, providing end-to-end, persistent...more   Product Reference To Do To Do is a service for managing a user’s task lists across devices that is...more   Product Reference Project Server Project Server is a SharePoint Server application for managing project schedules and resource data, reporting...more   Product Reference Project Legacy Clients The Project client applications provide project and resource management for project managers.   Product Reference Exchange Online   Product Reference Project for the Web Project for the Web capabilities have been incorporated as a set of premium capabilities in...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Groups  Microsoft 365 Groups are a special type of Entra ID user group that grants access...more   Product Reference SharePoint Online SharePoint Online is a cloud service that provides team collaboration, corporate portal hosting, enterprise search,...more   Product Reference SharePoint Server SharePoint Server software is a Windows Server-based application that is used for customers who are...more   Product Reference OneDrive for Business OneDrive for Business provides hosted file storage and sharing for Microsoft 365 users and for...more   Product Reference Microsoft Lists Microsoft Lists is an information-tracking application based on SharePoint list technology that lets users create,...more   Product Reference Loop Loop is a collaboration application that uses free-form workspaces (like digital canvases) to share ideas,...more

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