Mike Rosoft

Microsoft Teams: Badging updates to help users find messages that count [MC1268911]

Message ID: MC1268911 [Introduction] We’re updating how Microsoft Teams calculates and displays badge counts to make it easier for users to find and clear messages that contribute to their unread count. A badge count is the number displayed on the…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 April 2026Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Viva

Viva Engage: Pinned resources and related communities in Teams for iOS [MC1268933]

Message ID: MC1268933 [Introduction] We're improving the Viva Engage experience in Microsoft Teams for iOS by bringing pinned resources and related communities into the Teams mobile app. Pinned resources highlight important links and files within a community, while related communities…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 April 2026Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Direct Connect announces 100G expansion in Auckland, New Zealand

Today, AWS announced the expansion of 100 Gbps dedicated connections at the existing AWS Direct Connect location in the Datacom Orbit DH6 data center near Auckland, New Zealand. You can now establish private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (except those…

Modern Workspace Pro 2 April 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Research and Engineering Studio on AWS 2026.03 is now available

Today we're announcing Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS 2026.03, which introduces new administrator controls, expanded filesystem support, and session management improvements. Research and Engineering Studio on AWS (RES) is an open source, easy-to-use web-based portal for administrators to…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon CloudWatch expands auto-enablement to Amazon CloudFront logs and 3 additional resource types

Amazon CloudWatch now supports automatic enablement of Amazon CloudFront Standard access logs, AWS Security Hub CSPM finding logs, and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore memory and gateway logs and traces to CloudWatch Logs. Customers can set up enablement rules that automatically configure…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon CloudWatch now supports OpenTelemetry metrics in public preview

Amazon CloudWatch now supports native OpenTelemetry (OTel) metrics in public preview, enabling you to send metrics directly using the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) without custom conversion logic or additional tooling. You can now combine your custom OpenTelemetry metrics with AWS vended…

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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…