Digging Into Microsoft's Datacenter Shortage Issue

What's causing this shortage and how will it affect you? 11/03/2025

Microsoft 365 Copilot Gains App Builder, Workflows and Expanded Admin Controls

Microsoft this week announced two new features in Microsoft 365 Copilot, App Builder and Workflows, that aim to bring natural-language automation and lightweight app creation to more users. 10/31/2025

The New Copilot Function Vastly Improves Microsoft Excel, Part 2

Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets. 10/29/2025

Microsoft, OpenAI Redefine Partnership To Align with AGI Goals

Microsoft and OpenAI are overhauling their partnership as part of a major recapitalization effort aimed at preparing for the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI). 10/28/2025

Outlook Getting an AI Makeover

AI won't be just bolted on to the mail client, it will be part of the DNA from the ground up. 10/28/2025

Microsoft Brings Expanded Memory, Group Collaboration and New Visual Assistant to Copilot

Microsoft last week unveiled its Copilot Fall Release, a sweeping update that adds new personalization, collaboration and contextual intelligence features to its AI platform. 10/27/2025

The New Copilot Function Vastly Improves Microsoft Excel, Part 1

Excel’s newest Copilot integration finally delivers the data intelligence Microsoft promised years ago, transforming how users clean, organize and understand information within their spreadsheets. 10/23/2025

LangChain v1 Reaches General Availability with Support for Azure AI Foundry

Overhauled release simplifies agent creation, adds multimodal support and standardizes message handling. 10/17/2025

Microsoft Adds OpenAI's Sora 2 to Azure AI Foundry for Public Preview

Integration brings advanced video generation to Azure with curated media models. 10/17/2025

Microsoft Disrupt Vanilla Tempest Group

Microsoft said it has disrupted a financially motivated cybercriminal group known as Vanilla Tempest that used Microsoft Teams to carry out social engineering attacks against enterprise users. 10/17/2025

How AI Is Transforming SOC Efficiency with Security Copilot

At Live! 360 Orlando, Microsoft MVP John O’Neill Sr. will explore how combining Security Copilot with Defender XDR is helping SOCs accelerate response times, improve accuracy and reduce analyst fatigue. 10/15/2025

Report: AI’s Job Impact Still Limited

Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence will lead to major workforce reductions, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows little evidence that’s happening yet. 10/14/2025

Microsoft Rolls Out Built-In Copilot and New Icons Across Office Apps

Microsoft has begun integrating Copilot directly into its core Microsoft 365 apps --Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote -- while also unveiling a refreshed design system that updates the icons and visuals across the suite. 10/02/2025

Microsoft Introduces Agentic Capabilities in Sentinel for Smarter Threat Defense

Microsoft has announced new capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel designed to support the use of autonomous AI agents in security operations. 09/30/2025

Microsoft Expands Copilot with Anthropic Claude AI Models

Microsoft last week added Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI’s models for powering workplace AI experiences. 09/29/2025

An Update on the Messy Microsoft/Open AI Breakup

As I predicted a few blogs ago, the Microsoft/OpenAI relationship has begun to unravel. I just didn't think it would happen so quickly. 09/26/2025

GitHub Expands Copilot to Teams, Strengthens npm Security and Adds Enterprise Usage Tools

GitHub rolled out several updates this week aimed at developer collaboration, open source security and enterprise billing. 09/23/2025

Microsoft Expands Copilot with Context‑Aware Agents for Teams, SharePoint and Viva Engage

Microsoft this week released a public‑preview of its collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing a suite of "always‑on" agents grounded in context for channels, meetings, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and Planner workloads. 09/19/2025

Survey Finds Tool Spike is Fueling Burnout and Risk Across IT & Security Teams

Microsoft Launches Public Preview of Business Process Solutions in MS Fabric and AI Agents

How Generative AI Is Changing the Cybersecurity Battlefield

AI is reshaping offensive security tactics and challenging defenders to respond at unprecedented speed. 09/16/2025

Microsoft Strikes $17.4 Billion Deal with Nebius to Boost AI Cloud Capacity

Microsoft Corp has signed a five-year agreement with Nebius Group to provide AI computing infrastructure worth at least $17.4 billion, addressing capacity constraints in the technology giant's cloud services division. 09/10/2025

Why Model Context Protocol Matters for AI Systems

In this Q&A, Microsoft’s Fabian Williams explains how Model Context Protocol brings structure, reliability and governance to prompt-based AI systems. 09/09/2025

Microsoft Tests Analog Optical Computer on Real-World Problems

Microsoft has built a prototype computer that uses light and analog signals instead of traditional binary computing. 09/03/2025

Microsoft 365 Copilot Boosts Viva Engage

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the general availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Engage, expanding its generative AI assistant deeper into the Microsoft Viva suite. 09/03/2025