Mike Rosoft

Power Platform – Backup retention of Production environments is changing from 28 to 7 days [MC1298714]

Message ID: MC1298714 Starting May 11, 2026, the default backup retention for Power Platform environments will be changed from 28 days to 7.All environments will continue to be automatically protected with a 7‑day default backup, ensuring reliable recovery for day‑to‑day…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 May 2026Feature update, Stay informedNo Comments

Google Cloud Platform

GCP Release Notes: May 01, 2026

Cloud Trace Feature Google Cloud Observability has expanded the supported locations for observability buckets, which store your trace data, to include the following: australia-southeast1 europe-central2 europe-north1 europe-southwest1 europe-west2 europe-west10 europe-west12 me-central2 northamerica-northeast1 us-east4 For a list of supported locations, see…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is now available in the South America (São Paulo) Region

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is now available in the AWS South America (São Paulo) Region. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is the platform to build, connect, and optimize agents. It helps engineers ship agents fast with any framework and any model, connect them…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

FreeRTOS 202604 LTS now available with enhanced security and MQTT v5.0

FreeRTOS 202604 LTS, a new Long Term Support release of the open-source real-time operating system for embedded devices, is now available. This release provides embedded systems developers and Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers with feature stability, security updates, and…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 May 2026No Comments

Microsoft 365 suite

Agent Registry API transition to Agent 365 [MC1297981]

Message ID: MC1297981 [Introduction]As previously announced in MC1275311, Microsoft is consolidating agent management to simplify how administrators observe, govern, and secure agents, with Agent 365 (A365) as the single source of truth. A new Agent 365–powered agent registration Microsoft Graph API…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 May 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 suite

Use sensitivity labels to block all connected experiences that analyze content in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint [MC1297982]

Message ID: MC1297982 [Introduction]Microsoft is updating an existing sensitivity label setting that controls whether certain connected experiences can analyze file content. This change extends support of this label setting to additional platforms and extends coverage of the label setting to…

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Mike on Anthropic Claude Sonnet is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot [MC1247880]17 April 2026
Really interesting update. It feels like the bigger story here is not just that another model has been added, but…
Mike on Copilot entry point changes in Excel [MC1282571]17 April 2026
This is a helpful breakdown of what looks like a small UX change on the surface but has very real…
AI Logo Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 14, 202617 February 2026
It’s exciting to see Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR updates rolling out globally. I’m curious if there are any significant…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 13, 202615 February 2026
Security bulletins like the one for CVE-2025-13292 are always a bit concerning, but it’s reassuring to know Google is actively…
Nano Banana AI on GCP Release Notes: February 12, 202614 February 2026
This migration tool seems like a great step for those looking to modernize their infrastructure. Being able to move App…