Mike Rosoft

MSK Replicator now supports replication from external Apache Kafka clusters to MSK Express Brokers

Amazon MSK Replicator now supports data replication from external Apache Kafka clusters—including on-premises, self-managed on AWS, or other cloud providers—to Amazon MSK Express brokers. This capability simplifies workload migration to MSK Express Brokers, supports disaster recovery by using MSK Express-based clusters as a failover or backup…

Modern Workspace Pro 21 April 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS IoT Greengrass v2.17 now supports non-root installation and introduces new light weight components

AWS IoT Greengrass v2.17 is now available, enabling you to run the edge runtime as a non-root user on Linux systems and deploy lighter-weight components that use significantly less memory. AWS IoT Greengrass is an Internet of Things (IoT) edge runtime…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 April 2026No Comments

Microsoft 365 Copilot transition to the cloud.microsoft domain [MC1286300]

Message ID: MC1286300 [Introduction] We're updating the API endpoints used by Microsoft 365 Copilot to align with Microsoft’s ongoing transition to the cloud.microsoft domain. This change improves service reliability and security by ensuring Copilot-connected workloads use modernized Microsoft 365 network…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 April 2026Admin impact, Stay informedNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams admin center: Events license management for Attendee Capacity Pack licenses [MC1283813]

Message ID: MC1283813 (Updated) [Introduction] We’re introducing new license management capabilities for Microsoft Teams Events in the Teams admin center (TAC). This update provides admins with a centralized experience to discover, assign, and manage Attendee Capacity Pack licenses for event…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 April 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports in-place upgrade from version 5.0 to 8.0

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) supports in-place major version upgrade (MVU) from version 5.0 to 8.0. You can upgrade with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console or via the AWS SDK or AWS CLI — no new clusters,…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 April 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Managed Microsoft AD is now available on Windows functional level 2016

Starting today, all AWS Directory Service for Microsoft AD (AWS Managed Microsoft AD) directories run on Windows functional level 2016. The upgrade to Windows functional level 2016 has been applied automatically to all existing AWS Managed Microsoft AD directories. The functional…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 April 2026No Comments

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…