Microsoft Gives IT Admins Control Over Windows Single Sign-On Prompts

Microsoft has introduced a new administrative control for Windows single sign-on (SSO) prompts, giving IT departments greater flexibility over how users authenticate to Microsoft services, available from the July 2026 monthly security update (2026—KB5101650) for Windows 11, version 24H2 and 25H2.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/17/20260 comments


Microsoft Previews Autoscale for Azure Event Grid Namespaces

Microsoft has announced the public preview of Autoscale for Azure Event Grid namespaces, adding automatic capacity management for event-driven applications running on Azure. The update allows an Event Grid namespace in the Standard tier to automatically adjust its throughput unit (TU) allocation in response to real-time workload utilization.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/17/20260 comments


Microsoft Adds Cross-Tenant Message Recall to Exchange Online

Microsoft has introduced cross-tenant message recall for Exchange Online, extending its email recall capability beyond a single Microsoft 365 organization. Message Recall operates within the Exchange Online service boundary, and until now it has been limited to intra-tenant messages, those where the sender and the recipients belong to the same Microsoft 365 tenant. With Cross-Tenant Message Recall, a tenant admin can add other Microsoft 365 tenants to an allow list.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/14/20260 comments


Microsoft Makes SQL Server Migration to Azure Virtual Machines Generally Available

Microsoft has announced the general availability of SQL Server migration to Azure Virtual Machines through Azure Migrate, providing organizations with an integrated path for moving on-premises SQL Server workloads to Azure. SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines becomes a fully supported production destination within the Azure Arc migration experience.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/14/20260 comments


Microsoft Positions Windows Settings Backup as Foundation for Device Resilience

Microsoft is expanding the role of Windows Settings Backup, positioning it as a core component of its strategy for improving endpoint resilience and recovery across managed Windows devices, available to Windows Insiders and will be generally available starting with Windows 11, version 26H2.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/07/20260 comments


Microsoft Previews New Mbv4 Virtual Machines for SAP Workloads on Azure

Microsoft has announced the public preview of its new Mbv4 virtual machines for Azure, expanding infrastructure options for organizations running SAP workloads in the cloud. We are excited to introduce the next-generation Mbv4 series, Mbsv4 and Mbdsv4, now available in public preview. This new release delivers both storage-optimized and memory-optimized configurations, combined with enhanced security features and powered by the latest Azure Boost technologies for improved performance efficiency, enabling customers to run data-intensive and mission-critical workloads with greater confidence, scalability and cost-effectiveness.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/02/20260 comments


Microsoft Unifies Insider Risk Alerts Across Purview Insider Risk Management

Microsoft has introduced a unified alert experience for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, aiming to simplify how security teams investigate insider threats. The update features three connected improvements including a unified alert queue, expanded user profile details and notes across alerts and cases. Analysts can now triage, understand context and capture their work in a streamlined investigation flow.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/01/20260 comments


Microsoft Enhances Copilot in Excel for Financial Analysis and Modeling

Microsoft has introduced new Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities for Excel aimed at supporting financial professionals with data analysis, modeling and decision-making.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 06/29/20260 comments


Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Privacy and Transatlantic Data Flows

Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting customer privacy while supporting transatlantic data flows, emphasizing the importance of trusted legal and technical frameworks for international business operations. As such, Microsoft has more strongly advocated for clear, and globally interoperable privacy frameworks, recognizing that trust in technology depends on the strength of the rules that govern it.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 06/29/20260 comments


Microsoft, Commvault Deepen Alliance to Address Rising Enterprise Recovery and Security Challenges

As cyber threats become more sophisticated and organizations manage growing volumes of data across multiple platforms, Microsoft and Commvault are broadening their longstanding relationship through a new multi-year strategic agreement. The initiative is designed to help enterprises improve cyber resilience by combining data protection, cloud services and security capabilities into a more integrated offering. Microsoft will offer Commvault's extensive AI and cyber resilience technologies as a native ISV service on Microsoft Azure.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 06/25/20260 comments


Microsoft Announces GA of Azure Copilot Observability Agent as the Next Step in Cloud Operations

Microsoft is advocating for a new approach to cloud management called agentic observability, with the announcement of the general availability of Azure Copilot Observability Agent. Built on Microsoft Azure Monitor, it correlates signals across agents, applications, infrastructure and services to provide the context needed to operate confidently in this new environment.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 06/23/20260 comments


Microsoft Introduces EWSAllowedAppIDs Ahead of Exchange Web Services Retirement

Microsoft has announced the introduction of EWSAllowedAppIDs, a new administrative control designed to help organizations prepare for the final stages of Exchange Web Services (EWS) retirement. EWSAllowedAppIDs is a tenant-level allow list that lets Exchange Online administrators explicitly define which applications are still permitted to access EWS, based on their App ID.

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Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 06/22/20260 comments


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