Mike Rosoft

SharePoint News web part: New Filmstrip layout and multi-site news support [MC1303716]

Message ID: MC1303716 [Introduction]We are introducing a new “Filmstrip” layout for the SharePoint News web part and expanding support for aggregating news from multiple SharePoint sites. This update provides an additional layout option for displaying news and extends cross-site news…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 May 2026New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Exchange Online

Default compose font: Administrators can allow users to change the default font in Outlook for iOS and Android [MC1303717]

Message ID: MC1303717 [Introduction]To balance organizational branding with user flexibility, administrators will be able to control whether users can change the default compose font in Outlook for iOS and Android. When a default font name or size is set using…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 May 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Entra: Upcoming changes to federatedTokenValidationPolicy default settings [MC1303719]

Message ID: MC1303719 [Introduction]To strengthen security for federated authentication, Microsoft Entra will update the default behavior of federatedTokenValidationPolicy. This policy governs how Microsoft Entra validates federated authentication tokens and determines whether sign-ins are allowed when the internalDomainFederation does not match…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 May 2026Admin impact, Plan for changeNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper now provides client-side encryption

The AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper now provides column-level client-side encryption through its KMS Encryption plugin. The wrapper provides advanced capabilities such as failover handling, AWS authentication integration, and enhanced monitoring for Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS open source databases. It…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Introducing Amazon EC2 R8idn and R8idb instances

AWS is announcing the general availability of Amazon EC2 R8idn and Amazon EC2 R8idb instances, powered by custom sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, available only on AWS. These instances also feature the latest sixth generation AWS Nitro cards. R8idn…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X8i instances are available in the Europe (Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Mumbai) regions. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors available only on AWS. X8i instances are SAP-certified and…

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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…