Collaboration
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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
Places Charges Move from Users to Resources
February 16, 2026
Places license changes due Apr. 1, 2026, will affect customers differently depending on their work...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 Office...more
SharePoint Spaces Provide Mixed Reality for Collaboration
Updated: January 26, 2026
SharePoint Spaces was removed by Aug. 2025 SharePoint spaces will introduce mixed reality workspaces to...more
SharePoint Business Connectivity Services to Be Retired
Updated: January 26, 2026
SharePoint Business Connectivity Services is retired as of Sep. 2024 SharePoint Business Connectivity Services (BCS)...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
Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users
Updated: January 6, 2026
The most commonly used end-user features of Viva are built into Microsoft 365 licenses. Customers...more
SharePoint 2013 Workflows: Admins Should Act Now
November 11, 2025
SharePoint 2013 workflows are legacy technology and should be replaced. Microsoft is removing SharePoint 2013...more
Teams Premium Goes Beyond Meetings and Webinars
November 10, 2025
Teams Premium is an add-on User Subscription License (User SL) that adds capabilities to users...more
AI Comes to SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
November 4, 2025
Document Intelligence, a new feature for summarizing files in SharePoint Server SE, uses Azure OpenAI....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
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
Planner Is The Future of Project
Updated: September 8, 2025
Planner is now Microsoft’s focus for project management, but Project Desktop and Project Server SE...more
Places Update for Admin, Desk Booking
September 5, 2025
Microsoft Places app administrators now have an editor to update buildings, rooms, desks, and other...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
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Places
Microsoft Places is a set of advanced work-scheduling features for Teams and Exchange Online, intended...more
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Microsoft Lists
Updated for changes to security and deployment of Microsoft Lists.
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Loop
Updated for M365 integrations and changes to the deployment and security of the Loop service.
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SharePoint Online
Updated for M365 Copilot and compliance.
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SharePoint Server
SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 are retiring in 2026. SPSE has a new deployment model.
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Microsoft 365 Groups
Updated with new services supported by M365 groups
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OneDrive
Updated for Copilot in OneDrive and hybrid OneDrive
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Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, formerly known as Office 365 ProPlus, is a suite of...more
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Office for the Web
Microsoft 365 Copilot is Microsoft’s AI-based productivity service for organizations featuring chat, search, and image...more
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Office Online Server
Office Online Server is retiring Dec. 31, 2026
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Project Online
Project Online is a cloud service for managing project schedules and resource data, reporting time...more
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Communication Services
Azure Communication Services is a set of cloud services and APIs that allow developers to...more
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Azure Communication Services
Service and APIs for voice chat and other communication services that developers can build into...more
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Purview Message Encryption
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption is a Microsoft-hosted service that encrypts e-mail messages, providing end-to-end, persistent...more
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To Do
To Do is a service for managing a user’s task lists across devices that is...more
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Project Server
Project Server is a SharePoint Server application for managing project schedules and resource data, reporting...more
Podcasts
Microsoft: A Look Back from Inside
Updated: May 1, 2025
· Season - 4 · Episode - 7 · Duration - 49m Keeping Up with Teams PhoneSeptember 18, 2023
· Season - 2 · Episode - 16 · Duration - 25m 14s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – Project ManagementApril 28, 2023
· Season - 2 · Episode - 7 · Duration - 18m 48sBlog
July 16, 2025
Exchange, Skype Servers Get Barely Extended Security Updates
by Directions Team
July 10, 2025
Microsoft Is Finally Nixing its Mesh Mixed-Reality Efforts
by Mary Jo Foley
May 20, 2025
Alert! SharePoint Alerts Is Retiring
by David Berry