Mike Rosoft

Introducing Amazon EC2 M8idn and M8idb instances

AWS is announcing the general availability of Amazon EC2 M8idn and Amazon EC2 M8idb 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. M8idn…

Modern Workspace Pro 7 May 2026No Comments

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

(Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows [MC1129718]

Message ID: MC1129718 (Updated) Updated May 7, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new Account Manager experience in Outlook for Windows. This feature helps users better manage their Microsoft accounts by providing quick…

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(Updated) Flux.2 Flex model availability in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Copilot [MC1302900]

Message ID: MC1302900 (Updated) Updated May 7, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We're introducing support for Black Forest Labs Flux.2 Flex image generation model in PowerPoint with Microsoft 365 Copilot. This model is optimized for high‑quality…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime now supports bring-your-own file system from Amazon S3 Files and Amazon EFS

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime now supports bring-your-own file system, enabling developers to attach their Amazon S3 Files and Amazon EFS access points directly to agent runtimes. AgentCore Runtime mounts the file system into every session at a path you specify,…

Modern Workspace Pro 7 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio adds identity and user management features

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio announces new administration features that give administrators more control over identity configuration and user management for both IAM and Identity Center domain types. In SageMaker IAM domains, administrators can now onboard users through single sign-on by…

Modern Workspace Pro 7 May 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports AMI-based node lifecycle configuration for Slurm clusters

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports AMI-based configuration that provisions Slurm cluster nodes with the software and configurations needed for a production-ready environment to run AI/ML training workloads. This removes the need to download, configure, or upload lifecycle configuration scripts 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…