Mike Rosoft

AWS Lambda now supports Availability Zone metadata

AWS Lambda now provides Availability Zone (AZ) metadata through a new metadata endpoint in the Lambda execution environment. With this capability, developers can determine the AZ ID (e.g., use1-az1) of the AZ their Lambda function is running in, enabling them to build functions that…

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Microsoft 365 apps

(Updated) Retirement of the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel option in the Office Customization Tool [MC1249427]

Message ID: MC1249427 (Updated) Updated March 19, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We’re retiring the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel option from the Office Customization Tool in the Microsoft 365 apps admin center and in the Microsoft Office 365…

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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Automatically display automapped calendars [MC906502]

Message ID: MC906502 (Updated) Updated March 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Users will be able to automatically see their automapped calendars when toggling from classic Microsoft Outlook to new Outlook for…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server adds ability to view and schedule new operating system updates

Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now provides customers with ability to view and schedule new operating system (OS) updates for RDS provided engine versions (RPEV). With RPEV, RDS Custom provides a SQL Server version pre-installed on an Amazon Machine…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 C8gn instances are now available in additional regions

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8gn instances, powered by the latest-generation AWS Graviton4 processors, are available in the AWS Region Asia Pacific (Jakarta, Hyderabad, Tokyo), South America (Sao Paulo), and Europe (Zurich). The new instances provide up to 30% better…

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Frontier Admin Control: Single enrollment across all apps, platforms, and agents [MC1256117]

Message ID: MC1256117 [Introduction] We are updating the Frontier Admin Control to simplify how administrators manage access to experimental Frontier features across Microsoft 365. With this change, Frontier enrollment is unified across apps, platforms, and agents. This update provide simpler…

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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…