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M365 Apps, Copilot To Ship More Often
April 28, 2026
Microsoft 365 desktop apps and services will ship new features more frequently. Shorter waits for...more
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Dual‑Model Researcher: OpenAI Meets Anthropic
April 27, 2026
Multi-model modes may improve first-draft reliability of Researcher, but outputs need review and validation. Computer...more
SQL Server 2016/2017 Integration Services Migration
April 20, 2026
SQL Server Integration Services options remain strong, and there’s no immediate need to migrate away...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
SharePoint’s New UI Is All About AI
April 15, 2026
SharePoint Online’s UI change, which will be mandatory by May 2026, reorganizes how employees work...more
Azure Lockbox Helps Customers Control Data Access by Microsoft
April 13, 2026
Customer Lockbox for Azure (formally Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Azure) is a free feature that...more
Microsoft 365 Government: What’s in the Box?
Updated: April 12, 2026
Microsoft 365 Government offers U.S. governmental organizations more regulatory compliance capabilities than Microsoft 365 commercial...more
Azure: Know Reservations
Updated: April 10, 2026
Azure reservations allow customers to reduce Azure costs in exchange for a one- or three-year...more
How to Apply Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Effectively to Compute Workloads
Updated: April 10, 2026
Azure compute is typically the single largest cost category of resources that an organization will...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
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
Available Azure Reservations
Updated: April 10, 2026
Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
April 7, 2026
Server Application Version Support
March 17, 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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Azure Storage
A new Smart Tier option that automatically moves data between tiers is available.
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Foundry Models
Microsoft Foundry Models enables developers to use large language models (LLMs) developed by OpenAI, Anthropic,...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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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
Microsoft 365 E7: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes
April 23, 2026
· Season - 5 · Episode - 8 · Duration - 21m Three Smart Guys: Can AI Save Collaboration Software?April 15, 2026
· Season - 1 · Episode - 4 · Duration - 34m Tips and Tricks For Your Next EA RenewalApril 2, 2026
· Season - 5 · Episode - 6 · Duration - 28m
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
April 28, 2026
GitHub Copilot to Move to Usage-Based Pricing in June
by Mary Jo Foley
April 27, 2026
Microsoft, OpenAI Amend Their Agreement Again
by Mary Jo Foley
April 24, 2026
Microsoft Viva: Rapid Planned Disassembly?
by Rob Helm