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Announcing Database Savings Plans with up to 35% savings

Today, AWS announces Database Savings Plans, a new flexible pricing model that helps you save up to 35% in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of usage (measured in $/hour) over a one-year term with no upfront payment.…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EMR Serverless eliminates local storage provisioning for Apache Spark workloads

Amazon EMR Serverless now offers serverless storage that eliminates local storage provisioning for Apache Spark workloads, reducing data processing costs by up to 20% and preventing job failures from disk capacity constraints. You no longer need to configure local disk…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Developer Edition

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now offers Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition. SQL Server Developer Edition is a free edition of SQL Server that contains all the features of Enterprise Edition and can be used…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon S3 increases the maximum object size to 50 TB

Amazon S3 increased the maximum object size to 50 TB, a 10x increase from the previous 5 TB limit. This simplifies the processing of large objects such as high-resolution videos, seismic data files, AI training datasets and more. You can…

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(Updated) PowerPoint adds AI-powered image editing with “Designer editor” [MC1187787]

Message ID: MC1187787 (Updated) Updated December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] The new Designer editor integration in PowerPoint introduces a modern, intuitive image editing experience directly within your slides—eliminating the need to switch…

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(Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows [MC1129718]

Message ID: MC1129718 (Updated) Updated December 2, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We're introducing a new Account Manager experience in Outlook for Windows. This feature helps users better manage their Microsoft accounts by providing quick…

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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…

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

MC1423118: OneDrive for Web Adds SharePoint Document Library Views and View Management

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

MC1423113: OneDrive Mobile Adds Support to Create, View, and Edit Markdown Files

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

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

Announcing Database Savings Plans with up to 35% savings

Amazon EMR Serverless eliminates local storage provisioning for Apache Spark workloads

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Developer Edition

Amazon S3 increases the maximum object size to 50 TB

(Updated) PowerPoint adds AI-powered image editing with “Designer editor” [MC1187787]

(Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows [MC1129718]

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