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  Taking Hyper-V Health Monitoring to the Next Level, Part 1

  A new PowerShell-based Hyper-V health tool goes beyond replication status to estimate whether a VM is actually ready for a successful failover.
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  Microsoft Disrupts StegoAd Extension Campaign Affecting Up to 2.6 Million Users

  Microsoft has disrupted a large malicious browser extension campaign that used hidden payloads, delayed execution and disposable developer accounts to evade detection while targeting users with ad fraud, credential theft and remote code execution capabilities.
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  Token Pricing May Force a Reality Check on Enterprise AI Costs

  GitHub Copilot's shift to usage-based pricing could signal a broader move away from unlimited AI access as providers and customers confront the economics of large language models.
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  Microsoft, CrowdStrike Lead Forrester XDR Wave as Cloud and Identity Take Center Stage

  Forrester’s latest extended detection and response platform evaluation puts Microsoft and CrowdStrike in the Leaders category, but the bigger story for cloud-focused security teams is how much the XDR market has changed.
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  Let Copilot Manage Your Outlook Calendar, Part 2

  Copilot Calendar Instructions can help Outlook users automate meeting responses, but the feature depends on clearly defined rules rather than vague scheduling preferences.