Mike Rosoft

Power BI Report metadata defaults to Power BI Enhanced Report format (PBIR) [MC1215073]

Message ID: MC1215073 [Introduction] Starting January 25, 2026, all new reports created in the Power BI service will use the Power BI Enhanced Report format (PBIR) by default. Existing reports will automatically convert to PBIR when edited and saved. Power…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS simplifies Client VPN onboarding with Quickstart setup

Today, AWS announces a simplified onboarding experience for AWS Client VPN, introducing a new Quickstart setup method that streamlines the process of creating and configuring Client VPN endpoints. AWS Client VPN allows you to securely connect remote users to AWS…

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Amazon Web Services

Announcing Apache Airflow 2.11 Support in Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow

You can now create Apache Airflow version 2.11 environments on Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA). Apache Airflow 2.11 introduces several changes to help you prepare for upgrading to Apache Airflow 3. Amazon MWAA is a managed orchestration service…

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Microsoft Entra

(Updated) Microsoft Entra: Cross-tenant security group synchronization [MC1198077]

Message ID: MC1198077 (Updated) Updated January 7, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing cross-tenant group synchronization, a new capability that enables organizations to synchronize security groups across Microsoft Entra tenants. This feature simplifies collaboration…

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Dynamics 365 Apps

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Update default Messaging Queues assignment strategy – Least Active [MC1181931]

Message ID: MC1181931 (Updated) We are announcing that the default assignment strategy for new messaging queues will be set to "least active." This change will reach general availability on February 6, 2026.How does this affect me?When a new messaging queue…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS regions

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8i and C8i-flex instances are available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on…

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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…