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Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 1, 2026 Microsoft’s range of Copilots, initially broad and confusing, is narrowing, but remains convoluted. Copilots, like...more Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization Updated: August 31, 2026 The Azure portal has had a Copilot for more than a year, but it has...more Should Your Organization Buy Agent 365? August 21, 2026 Agent 365 brings substantial governance, security, and identity capabilities to agent deployments, but certain organizations...more Defender for Endpoint on Windows Receives New Deployment Tool August 18, 2026 A new deployment tool for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint should help organizations standardize on a...more Agent 365 Not Necessarily Required for Agent Governance July 27, 2026 Agent governance features existed before Agent 365 became available, and they’re still available outside of...more Intune Suite Features Added to Microsoft 365 E5, E3 Ahead of 2026 Price Increases Updated: July 16, 2026 The features of Intune Suite and Intune Plan 2 are being split across—and bundled into—Microsoft...more Agent 365: What’s There, What’s Missing July 16, 2026 Agent 365 provides a unified platform for AI agent governance, identity management, and security oversight....more Windows Server 2025 Hotpatching Available as a Subscription Updated: June 1, 2026 Windows Server 2025 hotpatching, enabling security update patches without reboots, is generally available as of...more What Data Does Azure Arc Share with Microsoft? April 29, 2026 Azure Arc is an increasingly necessary management framework for organizations, particularly those seeking to use...more Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages Updated: April 16, 2026 Windows Quick Machine Recovery could help customers restore unbootable Windows 11 PCs, as after the...more Choosing Among Microsoft’s Many Copilot and Agent Reporting Tools April 7, 2026 Several tools provide reporting, analytics, and insights into Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent usage within...more M365 Agent Value Could Be Revealed by New Agent Dashboard Updated: March 30, 2026 The new Agent Dashboard in Viva Insights shows metrics of deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot-based agents...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 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 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

Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents April 7, 2026 Azure Arc Sample Deployment Updated: October 11, 2024

  Licensing Reference Site Recovery Azure Site Recovery is a subscription-based service that helps organizations use Azure infrastructure to establish...more   Licensing Reference Monitor Azure Monitor offers a central platform for organizations to gather, analyze, and act on monitoring...more   Product Reference System Center System Center is a perpetually licensed software product with a Fixed life-cycle policy offering the traditional 10...more   Product Reference Kubernetes Fleet Manager Kubernetes Fleet Manager is an Azure-hosted service for managing numerous Kubernetes clusters, including Azure Kubernetes...more   Product Reference Site Recovery Azure Site Recovery is a subscription-based service that helps organizations use Azure infrastructure to establish...more   Product Reference Policy Azure Policy is a free service that’s critical for deployment governance, and it should be...more   Product Reference Monitor Azure Monitor offers a central platform for organizations to gather, analyze, and act on monitoring...more   Product Reference Azure Arc Azure Arc is a set of capabilities enabling Azure to work with deployments hosted outside...more   Product Reference Azure Compute Fleet Azure Compute Fleet is a service for deploying Azure VMs at scale within an Azure...more   Product Reference Migrate Azure Migrate is a service that helps organizations inventory, assess, and migrate VMs and SQL...more   Product Reference Lighthouse Azure Lighthouse is a free set of capabilities that helps Microsoft partners manage Azure customer...more   Licensing Reference Azure Resource Manager Azure Resource Manager is a software framework (also known as a control plane) that drives...more   Product Reference Advisor Azure Advisor is a free service that offers recommendations to help administrators improve the operational...more   Product Reference Automation Azure Automation helps automate deployment, management, and other repetitive IT processes using runbooks, which are...more   Product Reference Automanage Azure Automanage, which is being discontinued on Sept. 30, 2027, simplifies the setup of management...more   Product Reference Azure Managed Applications Azure Managed Applications product entry.

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