Business and Server Applications
Microsoft 365 Education: Differs from Enterprise by Degrees
Updated: April 12, 2026
Microsoft 365 Education offers most of the features included in commercial enterprise Microsoft 365 offerings, with...more
Microsoft 365 E7 Suite: It’s All About AI
March 28, 2026
Microsoft 365 E7 arrives May 1, 2026, and is intended to help organizations extend and...more
M365 Customers Can Keep Classic Outlook Until at Least 2029
Updated: March 23, 2026
Mar. 23, 2026: Opt-Out delayed to Mar. 2027 per a Microsoft Message Center announcement atat https://admin.microsoft.com/MessageCenter/messages/MC949965...more
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-branded technologies from Microsoft assist users in completing tasks, but Microsoft overstates ROI. Almost all...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
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
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
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
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
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
Teams Calling Services
October 2, 2023
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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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Teams Meetings and Events
Microsoft Teams is commonly used for audio and video meetings, and offers features for hosting...more
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Teams
Microsoft Teams is a cloud service that offers group-based collaboration spaces with persistent chat, voice...more
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Teams Phone
Teams Phone is a hosted PBX service that works in conjunction with Team, providing many...more
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Teams Premium
Teams Premium is an add-on User Subscription License (User SL) that provides additional features on...more
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Microsoft 365 Enterprise
Microsoft 365 Enterprise is Microsoft’s premium productivity suite
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Planner
Microsoft Planner is a Microsoft-hosted work management tool that includes basic task and project management...more
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Project Online
The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all...more
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Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup provides backup for Exchange Online mailboxes, OneDrive for work accounts, and SharePoint...more
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Dynamics 365 Project Operations
An online service that provides integrated project management and resource management for service projects, project...more
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Skype for Business Server
Skype for Business Server is an on-premises product that provides a unified communications solution for...more
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SharePoint Embedded
SharePoint Embedded is document management infrastructure for custom apps.
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Viva Learning
Viva Learning provides custom training content to individuals in support of an organization’s continual learning...more
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Viva Insights
Viva Insights is a Teams-based application that provides employees with information to help improve work...more
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Dynamics 365 Field Service
Dynamics 365 Field Service provides features for field service teams to track service issues, create...more
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Dynamics 365 Project Operations
Dynamics 365 Project Operations provides integrated project management and resource management for service projects, project...more
Three Smart Guys: Is Office Dead?
March 26, 2026
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· Season - 1 · Episode - 1 · Duration - 30m Get Ready for Microsoft’s Coming Licensing ChangesAugust 26, 2025
· Season - 4 · Episode - 14 · Duration - 19m
Updated: April 6, 2026
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