Mike Rosoft

Changes to Project Web App site creation and unused sites effective April 1, 2026

Microsoft has announced a significant update regarding the future of Project Online, a widely used project management platform. The service is scheduled to retire on September 30, 2026, marking an important milestone for organizations relying on this tool. Ahead of…

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Power Platform

Power Pages – Power Pages version 9.8.3.x early Upgrade Release [MC1249613]

Message ID: MC1249613 Maintenance window start: March 14, 2026, at 6:00 PM UTCMaintenance window end: March 15, 2026, at 3:00 AM UTCThis is the early upgrade deployment of Power Pages version 9.8.2.x for Microsoft Dynamics 365. This deployment includes an…

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Google Cloud Platform

GCP Release Notes: March 11, 2026

Apigee hybrid Security Bug ID Description 471502899, 471173561 Security fixes for apigee-synchronizer. This addresses the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-48924 CVE-2025-67735 471502752, 471191392 Security fixes for apigee-runtime. This addresses the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-48924 CVE-2025-67735 471502495, 471501875, 471126425 Security fixes for apigee-mart-server. This…

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Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 suite

Find your files quickly and easily on Word, Excel and PowerPoint App home pages [MC1249435]

Message ID: MC1249435 [Introduction] We are improving how users find their files on the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint app home pages by adding a Search box in the page header. This change helps users locate files more quickly with file…

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Microsoft 365 apps

Retirement of the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel option in the Office Deployment Service [MC1249427]

Message ID: MC1249427 [Introduction]We’re retiring the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel option from the Office Deployment Service in the Microsoft 365 apps admin center. This retirement supports our ongoing efforts to simplify update channel management for Microsoft 365 Apps and ensure customers…

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Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Security Investigations introduces new soft purge mitigation action [MC1249429]

Message ID: MC1249429 [Introduction]We’re adding a new soft purge mitigation action in Data Security Investigations (DSI) to help administrators quickly remove sensitive or overshared items during an investigation. Soft purge allows items to be deleted while remaining recoverable until their…

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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…