Mike Rosoft

Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i instances now available in Europe (Milan)

Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i-8TB instances (u7i-8tb.112xlarge) and U7i-12TB instances (u7i-12tb.224xlarge) are now available in AWS Europe (Milan). U7i instances are part of AWS 7th generation and are powered by custom fourth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids). U7i-8tb…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026No Comments

Microsoft Teams Planner

Planner tab support for Shared and Private Channels in Microsoft Teams [MC1262590]

Message ID: MC1262590 [Introduction] We are expanding Microsoft Planner integration in Microsoft Teams by enabling Planner tabs in Shared and Private channels. This change allows teams to plan and track work directly within the channel where collaboration occurs, including scenarios…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Retirement of CAPTCHA for meeting join [MC1262588]

Message ID: MC1262588 [Introduction] Microsoft Teams is retiring CAPTCHA for meeting join to improve accessibility, reduce join friction, and modernize protections against automated participants. This change follows the release of a new, default‑on capability that detects external meeting assistant bots…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updates to license request custom flow [MC1262570]

Message ID: MC1262570 [Introduction]Microsoft is improving the custom license request experience for Microsoft 365 Copilot to help organizations better align Copilot license requests with their internal approval workflows. With this update, admins can create Copilot‑specific request policies and tailor guidance…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot Notebook content [MC1262567]

Message ID: MC1262567 [Introduction] Copilot Notebooks enables users to generate Excel spreadsheets directly from the content and references collected in a notebook. Copilot creates a structured spreadsheet based on the notebook’s context, which can then be opened and edited in…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026New feature, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams Microsoft Viva

Viva Engage: Community membership and experts management in iOS and Android for Engage and Engage app in Teams [MC1262586]

Message ID: MC1262586 [Introduction] We’re rolling out new community membership management and trusted‑answer capabilities in the Viva Engage mobile experience for iOS and Android, available in both the standalone Viva Engage app and the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams.…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 March 2026Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo 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…