Mike Rosoft

Engage is retiring live events powered by Teams Live Events effective April 15th, 2026 [MC1227085]

Message ID: MC1227085 [Introduction]Engage will retire live events powered by Teams Live Events effective April 15, 2026. Existing live events already scheduled will continue to be supported through February 28, 2027. We encourage customers to transition to events in Engage powered…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Business justification for Copilot license requests [MC1227088]

Message ID: MC1227088 [Introduction] To help organizations streamline approval workflows and improve governance, users who request a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be able to submit a business justification with their request. Admins will see this justification during review, enabling…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Unified plus (+) menu [MC1227086]

Message ID: MC1227086 [Introduction] Microsoft is introducing a unified plus (+) menu to make it easier for users to add grounding, tools, and sources when prompting in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Grounding refers to the content users connect to Copilot—such as files,…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Files in Outlook for iOS and Android will open in Word, Excel or Powerpoint app on iPad [MC1227071]

Message ID: MC1227071 Introduction We’re conducting an experiment that changes how Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file attachments open in Outlook for iOS and Android. For iPad users only, these files may open directly in the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor versions 8.0.45 and 8.4.8

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now supports MySQL minor versions 8.0.45 and 8.4.8, the latest minors released by the MySQL community. We recommend upgrading to the newer minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Structured outputs now available in Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock now supports structured outputs, a capability that provides consistent, machine-readable responses from foundation models that adhere to your defined JSON schemas. Instead of prompting for valid JSON and adding extra checks in your application, you can specify the…

Modern Workspace Pro 5 February 2026No Comments

Nieuwsradar EdTech – 2 jul 2026 - De Leertechnoloog on (Updated) Learning Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot to become generally available [MC1319212]2 July 2026
[…] Microsoft 365 Copilot Learning Agent algemeen beschikbaar: AI-leercoach voor medewerkers in de werkp… […]
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…

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms

MC1413302: Viva Engage Adds Discussion Post Previews for Content Validation Before Publishing

MC1413298: Microsoft Copilot Studio and Agent Roadmap Moves from Release Planner to Microsoft 365 Roadmap

MC1413299: Microsoft Planner Adds Custom Templates for Reusable Plans Across Microsoft 365 Groups

MC1413304: Viva Engage Adds Recent Feed in Home for Chronological Content View

MC1413301: SharePoint Advanced Management Adds Catalog Management for Custom Site Grouping

MC1330886: Microsoft 365 Copilot Brings AI-Powered Suggested Edits to Copilot Pages

MC1238432: Microsoft 365 Copilot App Adds Branded Footer Customization for Admins

MC1411431: Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal Adds Time-Limited Role Group Assignments for Admins

MC1384425: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Adds Copilot Notebooks for Basic Users