Mike Rosoft

Amazon EC2 I7ie instances now available in additional AWS regions

AWS is announcing starting today, Amazon EC2 I7ie instances are now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Canada West (Calgary) and Europe (Paris) regions. Designed for large storage I/O intensive workloads, I7ie instances are powered by 5th Gen Intel Xeon…

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SharePoint Online

Microsoft Purview DLM: Retirement of SharePoint online information management and in-place records management features [MC1211579]

Message ID: MC1211579 (Updated) Updated January 7, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We’re retiring several legacy SharePoint Online features to streamline compliance and data lifecycle management. Starting April 2026, the following features will be…

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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: “Hey Copilot” to start voice in Copilot on Windows devices [MC1189003]

Message ID: MC1189003 (Updated) Updated January 7, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. “Hey Copilot” to start voice in Copilot on Windows devices[Introduction]Starting late November 2025, we’re introducing a new hands-free way to activate voice in…

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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Generate text for a PowerPoint slide using slide context [MC1178510]

Message ID: MC1178510 (Updated) Updated January 7, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Copilot in PowerPoint is getting smarter. Soon, users will be able to generate a compelling title, concise summary, or captions for visuals simply…

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Microsoft Purview

Purview Communication Compliance: Temporary delays in processing due to planned infrastructure migration [MC1214183]

Message ID: MC1214183 [Introduction] Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance is undergoing a scheduled infrastructure upgrade. Although this migration is planned outside of normal business hours, some production clusters may experience higher loads, potentially causing brief delays in downstream processing. Brief delays…

Modern Workspace Pro 6 January 2026Admin impact, Stay informedNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Marketplace Seller Reporting now provides collections visibility

Today, AWS announces collection visibility in AWS Marketplace Seller Reporting, which adds up-to-date payment collection status to the Billed Revenue Dashboard and Billing Event Data Feed. This enhancement enables sellers to distinguish between invoiced, collected, and disbursed amounts, eliminating the…

Modern Workspace Pro 6 January 2026No Comments

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…