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Windows 11 Platform for Local AI
December 8, 2025
Windows 11 offers a built-in platform for local AI applications, but customers and application vendors… more
Security Copilot: Expanding and Expensive
Updated: December 7, 2025
Security Copilot can help customers with Microsoft 365 infrastructure-related tasks.
How Microsoft’s New Agent Pricing Option Affects Costs
Updated: December 5, 2025
A new upfront purchasing option for agents provides discounts over pay-as-you-go billing, but it is… more
Azure Local: Vision Still Ahead of the Product
December 5, 2025
Upcoming releases address some long-standing adoption blockers. However, Azure Local is still more complex to… more
Understanding Pay as You Go Billing for M365 Copilot “Lite” Agents
December 4, 2025
Set up pay as you go billing in the M365 admin center for “lite” agents.
Copilot+ PC: Check for Applications
Updated: December 1, 2025
Copilot+ PCs are Windows 11 PCs with specialized processors that are required for some new… more
Goodbye SQL Server Reporting Services and Hello Power BI Report Server
December 1, 2025
SQL Server 2025 is replacing Reporting Services with Power BI Report Server, but there’s no… more
The Microsoftification of GitHub
Updated: November 30, 2025
Microsoft organizational changes suggest that GitHub will get more direct Microsoft oversight and control, bringing… more
EA to MCA Legal Terms and Strategy
November 24, 2025
Microsoft is gradually phasing out the traditional Enterprise Agreement (EA) that most customers use for… more
Azure DocumentDB Has a Solid Future And a New Name
November 24, 2025
DocumentDB (previously called Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore) is now mature, secure, and ready for… more
Azure’s MySQL Offering Gets a New Lease on Life
November 24, 2025
Azure Database for MySQL has a new lease on life with new versions and key… more
Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents
November 24, 2025
Microsoft Agent 365 offers a new set of capabilities that seeks to help organizations improve… more
Understanding Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
Updated: November 22, 2025
Entra ID Privileged Identity Management can help organizations manage and audit the risk posed by… more
GitHub Agent HQ Brings Agent Governance, Third-Party Support
Updated: November 17, 2025
GitHub Agent HQ is a platform included with paid GitHub Copilot subscriptions for hosting, governing,… more
Defender for Cloud Apps Helps Protect Copilot Studio Agents
November 13, 2025
Advanced real-time protection for Copilot Studio agents, a Defender for Cloud Apps feature, offers an… more
SharePoint 2013 Workflows: Admins Should Act Now
November 11, 2025
SharePoint 2013 workflows are being removed from SharePoint Online, but SharePoint Server SE can still… more
Image Analysis Service Retiring
November 10, 2025
The Image Analysis service within Azure AI Vision will be retired on Sept. 25, 2028.
Azure Local to Gain Air-Gap Support
November 10, 2025
A preview of support for air-grapped deployments indicates Microsoft is serious about Azure Local becoming… more
Teams Premium Goes Beyond Meetings and WebinarsÂ
November 10, 2025
Teams Premium features focus mainly on Teams events and AI features that overlap with Microsoft… more
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