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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
Azure Leaves Real-Time OS Market
April 2, 2026
Customers who built or bought IoT devices with the Azure Sphere or Azure RTOS OSes...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
Azure Savings Plan for Databases Now Available
March 27, 2026
Azure Savings Plan for Databases, introduced in Mar. 2026, may offer significant savings for organizations...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
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
Foundry Local Lags Competition
March 23, 2026
Foundry Local is a free command-line tool that lets developers run selected open-source AI models...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
Evaluating Digital Sovereignty Options Â
March 16, 2026
Enterprises are increasingly using the public cloud for mission-critical and data-sensitive workloads. But as customers...more
SQL Server 2016/2017 BI Migration: Destinations Point to Power BI
March 13, 2026
Power BI or Fabric are Microsoft’s direction for reporting and analysis services unless organizations consider...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
Purview Adaptive Scopes Ease Policy Management
March 5, 2026
Purview adaptive scopes offer flexibility for administrators responsible for defining retention policies and communication compliance...more
Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Updated: March 2, 2026
Microsoft 365 Government offers regulatory compliance, but at the cost of missing features, which are...more
Azure: Know Reservations
Updated: March 2, 2026
Azure reservations allow customers to reduce Azure costs in exchange for a one- or three-year...more
Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
April 7, 2026
Server Application Version Support
March 17, 2026
Available Azure Reservations
Updated: March 2, 2026
Chart of Microsoft Purview Pay-as-you-go Services
February 16, 2026
Comparing Azure Virtual Desktop Services
Updated: November 10, 2025
Communication Services Overview
July 3, 2025
Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots
Updated: May 11, 2025
Microsoft Defender for Servers Plans
Updated: January 6, 2025
Azure Arc Sample Deployment
Updated: October 11, 2024
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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Foundry Tools
Foundry Tools are a collection of cloud services enabling developers to add specific artificial intelligence...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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TeamsÂ
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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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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Azure OpenAI Service
Azure OpenAI service enables developers to use large language models (LLMs) developed by OpenAI (a...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
Tips and Tricks For Your Next EA Renewal
April 2, 2026
· Season - 5 · Episode - 6 · Duration - 28m Three Smart Guys: Is Office Dead?March 26, 2026
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· Season - 5 · Episode - 5 · Duration - 25m
Microsoft Roadmap Update, Dec. 2025
December 10, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Microsoft Compliance Update 2025
September 24, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Power BI and Fabric Roadmap: What did I miss and will it help?
November 12, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Building and Licensing Copilot Agents
August 27, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
No Autopilot for Copilot
July 31, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Microsoft’s AI-Native Applications Strategy
June 19, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
All Webinars
Updated: April 6, 2026
Is Microsoft Lost in the Frontier?
by Barry Briggs
March 26, 2026
Major M365 Copilot Changes Coming April 15Â
by David Berry
March 20, 2026
Windows 11 To Get a 2026 AI Tax Break Â
by Rob Helm