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Amazon CloudWatch SDK supports optimized JSON, CBOR protocols

Amazon CloudWatch announces support for both the JSON and Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) protocols in the CloudWatch SDK, enabling lower latency and improved performance for CloudWatch customers. The SDK will automatically use JSON or CBOR as its new default…

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Amazon Web Services

Now generally available: Amazon EC2 C8gb instances

Today, AWS announces the general availability of the new Amazon Elastic Block Storage (Amazon EBS) optimized Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8gb instances. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors to deliver up to 30% better compute performance…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 X8g instances now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) region

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X8g instances are available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) region. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and deliver up to 60% better performance than AWS Graviton2-based Amazon EC2 X2gd instances. X8g…

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SharePoint Online

(Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center [MC1186367]

Message ID: MC1186367 (Updated) Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.[Introduction]We’re introducing a new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC). This update provides a centralized way to manage metered…

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Microsoft Teams

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) [MC1186374]

Message ID: MC1186374 (Updated) Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] To enhance wireless content sharing in meeting spaces, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices will soon support Miracast. This complements existing options…

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Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft Viva

(Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration [MC1191920]

Message ID: MC1191920 (Updated) Updated December 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We are introducing three new ways to simplify how Admins manage People Skills: Admin control: Turn off People Skills user experiences Feature…

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[…] Cloud file search in the attach picker. Users can now search for OneDrive and SharePoint files directly inside the…
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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…

MC1422074: Microsoft 365 Copilot Adds Option for OpenAI-Operated Models via New Admin Setting

MC1422074: Microsoft 365 Copilot Adds Option for OpenAI-Operated Models via New Admin Setting

MC1423103: Copilot Notebooks Adds Support for Markdown (.md) Files as Reference Sources

MC1423108: Microsoft Entra Improves Authenticator Passkey Restore Experience on iOS

MC1423109: Microsoft 365 Cloud Policy Service Extends Get Diagnostics Control to Outlook Mobile and Mac

MC1423114: Microsoft Teams Adds PowerShell Controls for External Access and Mutual Federation in Federated Chats

MC1423117: OneDrive and SharePoint Add Thumbnail View for Easier PDF Navigation on the Web

MC1423116: Outlook Mobile Makes Copilot Availability Clearer in Multi-Account Views

MC1269211: Outlook Mobile Highlights Selected RSVP Responses for Easier Meeting Confirmation

MC1423101: Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage Reports Get Faster Refresh, Updated Views, and Expanded Graph API Metrics

Amazon CloudWatch SDK supports optimized JSON, CBOR protocols

Now generally available: Amazon EC2 C8gb instances

Amazon EC2 X8g instances now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) region

(Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center [MC1186367]

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Miracast support for Teams Rooms on Windows (Teams Rooms Pro only) [MC1186374]

(Updated) Improved People Skills Admin configuration [MC1191920]

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