Identity & Access Management

Risks Increase Dramatically with Employees Using Shadow AI October 17, 2026 AI tools based on large language models are increasingly used by staff as a quick...more Entra ID Platform Support Updated: October 15, 2026 Entra ID provides hosted identity and access management. Most capabilities are available across all supported...more Microsoft 365 AI Governance Features: A Dog’s Breakfast Updated: October 15, 2026 Aspects of AI governance are addressed by many features across Microsoft 365’s compliance, identity, security,...more Microsoft Investing Little on AI in Its Own Management Services October 4, 2026 Although Microsoft promotes AI, including upsells in the form of Copilots, Azure AI, and the...more Agent 365 for GCC Is Available, but It Has Security, Compliance, and Other Gaps October 2, 2026 Microsoft 365 G7 mirrors E7 by adding Agent 365, which brings agent governance, observability, and...more Microsoft 365 G7 Government Suite: A Release in Progress September 25, 2026 The initial release of Microsoft 365 G7, the equivalent of Microsoft 365 E7 but licensed...more Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: September 21, 2026 Unlike the E3 and E5 tiers of Microsoft 365, E7 is likely of very limited...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 4, 2026 Microsoft’s range of Copilots, initially broad and confusing, is narrowing, but remains convoluted. Copilots, like...more Entra ID Tenancy Strategies for Complex Organizations Updated: June 29, 2026 Entra ID is a core component of Microsoft 365 services, but it has limitations that...more Entra Cloud Sync Replacing Connect Sync: What to Expect June 27, 2026 Customers should begin transitioning now from Connect Sync to Cloud Sync, but larger customers won’t...more Identity Manager: SP3 Arrives, But Support Still Ends in 2029 Updated: June 22, 2026 Microsoft Identity Manager is set for retirement in 2029, and no direct replacement is expected....more Azure Files Removes a Big Blocker to Cloud Migration May 28, 2026 Azure Files now offers native Entra ID user authentication. It removes the infrastructure tax of...more Defender Helps Discover and Remediate OAuth Attacks March 27, 2026 Defender for Cloud Apps can help identify but not outright prevent problematic OAuth behavior from...more Six Steps from On-Premises to Full Cloud March 2, 2026 Organizations must increasingly focus on and invest in Microsoft-cloud based services because it increasingly retires...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 Understanding Entra ID Privileged Identity Management Updated: November 22, 2025 Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM) can help organizations manage, control, and audit use by...more

  Licensing Reference Key Vault Licensing details for the Azure Key Vault service.   Product Reference Key Vault Key Vault – Service product page.   Licensing Reference AD An overarching term for several AD (Active Directory) related Windows Server roles, including AD Domain...more   Product Reference Entra ID Entra ID is a multitenant identity and access management (IAM) service hosted by Microsoft. The...more   Product Reference Intune Intune is a Microsoft-hosted service that provides mobile device management (MDM) and application management for...more   Licensing Reference Entra ID An online service that provides identity and access management for Microsoft-hosted services such as Microsoft...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Groups  Updated with new services supported by M365 groups   Licensing Reference Entra External ID An Entra ID feature that allows external users to use their own credentials to sign...more   Licensing Reference Azure Active Directory   Licensing Reference Azure Active Directory B2B

Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management Roadmap

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