Mike Rosoft

Amazon SageMaker Studio now sets up in seconds with model customization ready from the start

Amazon SageMaker Studio quick setup now completes in under twenty seconds, reduced from over two minutes. Whether you are building ML pipelines, exploring data, developing with notebooks, or fine-tuning foundation models, you can go from sign-in to a fully configured…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS HealthLake now supports CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) requirements

AWS HealthLake now provides native support for healthcare payers to comply with the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F). This rule requires Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP)…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports persistent storage for Service Managed Fleets

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports persistent storage for Service-Managed Fleets (SMF), allowing you to maintain data across worker lifecycle events. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that makes it easy for teams to run compute-intensive workloads in the cloud…

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General availability of the Work IQ API with Copilot Credits billing [MC1332672]

Message ID: MC1332672 [What and Why:] Work IQ API is reaching general availability (GA) on June 16, delivering production-ready, enterprise-grade intelligence built for agentic workloads. It provides the data, context, and tools agents need to operate with greater awareness and effectiveness…

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SharePoint Online

(Updated) Retirement of featured links on SharePoint Start Page [MC1197131]

Message ID: MC1197131 (Updated) Updated June 2, 2026: We are updating this post as a reminder. Featured Links on SharePoint web and the SharePoint mobile app are scheduled to be retired soon. We expect them to be 100% retired by…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports durability

Today, AWS announces durability support for Amazon ElastiCache. Durability enables you to use ElastiCache for workloads that require microsecond read latency but cannot tolerate data loss. With durability support, ElastiCache now stores data durably across multiple Availability Zones (AZs) using…

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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…