Mike Rosoft

Microsoft Loop: Retirement of Copilot‑generated Recaps [MC1267976]

Message ID: MC1267976 [Introduction]Microsoft Loop will retire the Copilot‑generated Recap option. This change simplifies the Recap experience by focusing on manual creation and editing, while allowing Microsoft to continue investing in other Copilot capabilities across Microsoft 365. The retirement applies…

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Dynamics 365 Apps

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Get queue availability data from customer service representative availability APIs [MC1267957]

Message ID: MC1267957 We are announcing the ability to get queue availability data from customer service representative availability APIs in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach general availability on April 30, 2026. How does this affect me? This…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Direct Connect now supports AWS CloudFormation

AWS Direct Connect now supports AWS CloudFormation, enabling infrastructure-as-code provisioning of Direct Connect resources. This integration allows you to define your entire Direct Connect topology in CloudFormation templates alongside other AWS resources, enabling repeatable, version-controlled deployments with drift detection and…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon SageMaker Data Agent now supports geo-specific inference for Japan and Australia

Amazon SageMaker Data Agent now supports cross-region inference profiles for Japan and Australia through Amazon Bedrock. With this update, inference requests from Data Agent in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) regions are processed within their respective geographies,…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon ECS announces Managed Daemons for ECS Managed Instances

Amazon ECS announces Managed Daemons for ECS Managed Instances, enabling organizations to centrally deploy and manage software agents such as security, observability, and networking across their container infrastructure independent of application deployments. By decoupling daemon lifecycle management from application operations,…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Bedrock now supports structured outputs to AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that provides access to a wide selection of high-performing foundation models from leading AI companies through a single API. Today, Amazon Bedrock expands structured outputs support to AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Structured outputs…

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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…