Mike Rosoft

Announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances

Today, AWS announces the launch of Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Managed Instances, a new fully managed compute option designed to eliminate infrastructure management overhead while giving you access to the full capabilities of Amazon EC2. By offloading infrastructure…

Modern Workspace Pro 30 September 2025No Comments

Microsoft Viva

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage | Email sender domain migration from @yammer.com to @engage.mail.microsoft [MC1117814]

Message ID: MC1117814 (Updated) Updated September 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. IntroductionAs part of the final phase of the Viva Engage rebranding, we’re updating the email sender domains used for Viva Engage communications. This…

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Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 suite

(Updated) Executable name update for Microsoft 365 Copilot app for Windows [MC1141945]

Message ID: MC1141945 (Updated) Updated September 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. To better reflect the identity and functionality of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, we are updating the executable name on Windows devices. This…

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Power BI SharePoint Online

(Updated) Retiring Power BI “Visualize the List” and “Visualize the Library” Features in SharePoint Online [MC1156359]

Message ID: MC1156359 (Updated) Updated September 30, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.IntroductionTo streamline reporting experiences and focus development efforts on modern integration paths, we’re retiring the legacy Power BI integration within SharePoint lists and…

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Dynamics 365 Apps

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Use data masking to protect customer data [MC1162888]

Message ID: MC1162888 We are announcing the ability to opt-in to protect your customers' sensitive data by enabling your customer service representatives to hide any personally identifiable information (PII) that customers inadvertently share in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature…

Modern Workspace Pro 30 September 2025New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Transfer Family now supports VPC endpoint policies and FIPS VPC endpoints

AWS Transfer Family now supports Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoint policies for your VPC endpoints. With this feature, administrators can attach an endpoint policy to an interface VPC endpoint, allowing granular access control over Transfer Family APIs for improved data protection…

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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…

MC1307512: Microsoft Teams Adds AI-Powered Meeting Notes with Facilitator to Teams Rooms on Windows

MC1307888: Microsoft Teams Adds AI‑Powered Notes for In‑Person Meetings in Teams Rooms on Android

MC1404321: Microsoft Teams Brings Emoji Shortcut Support to iOS and Android

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

MC1411432: Viva Engage Gets Redesigned Post Creation Experience for Easier Publishing

MC1411434: Viva Engage Mobile Reduces Unnecessary Reply Notifications to Improve Relevance

MC1411144: Power Apps Adds CLI Commands to Discover and Create Connectors in Code Apps

MC1411121: Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Adds Audience Targeting Using Signals from Previous Campaigns

MC1411132: Power Automate Gets AI-Powered UI Automation Repair Agent for Desktop Flows

MC1411141: Dynamics 365 Contact Center Pauses Certification for Windows 365 Virtual PCs