Mike Rosoft

GCP Release Notes: May 27, 2026

App Engine standard environment Go Feature Enable only needed legacy bundled services using the app_engine_bundled_services field for improved security and maintainability of your applications (Preview). App Engine standard environment Java Feature Enable only needed legacy bundled services using the app_engine_bundled_services…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Connect Customer now uses generative AI to automatically evaluate self-service interactions

Amazon Connect Customer now enables managers to use generative AI to automatically evaluate self-service interactions, and get aggregated insights to help improve customer experience. Managers can define custom evaluation criteria in natural language within evaluation forms — such as "Were…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EMR now supports Apache Spark 4.0.2 in general availability

Amazon EMR now supports Apache Spark 4.0.2 across all three deployment models. With Spark 4.0.2, you can build and maintain data pipelines more easily with ANSI SQL and VARIANT data types, enforce fine-grained access control (FGAC) at the row level…

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Power Platform

Power Platform admin center – Discover what’s driving engagement with the Usage page [MC1310378]

Message ID: MC1310378 (Updated) Update: Release of this feature has been updated.We are announcing the ability to discover what's driving engagement with the Usage page in Power Platform admin center. This feature will reach general availability on August 17, 2026.…

Modern Workspace Pro 27 May 2026New feature, Stay informed, Updated messageNo Comments

Exchange Online

[Action Required] Update scripts using Get-MailDetailTransportRuleReport and Get-MailTrafficPolicyReport [MC1323250]

Message ID: MC1323250 (Updated) [What and Why:] To improve clarity, precision, and performance of transport rule reporting, Microsoft is updating the behavior of two Exchange Online reporting cmdlets. Starting July 30, 2026, Get-MailDetailTransportRuleReport and Get-MailTrafficPolicyReport will return transport rule data…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod Slurm clusters now support specifying minimum capacity requirements with continuous provisioning

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports minimum capacity requirements (MinCount) for clusters using Slurm orchestration with continuous provisioning. With continuous provisioning, HyperPod provisions clusters with available partial capacity so you can start your AI/ML jobs quickly, while continuing to provision remaining…

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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…