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Independent IT planning and EA negotiation service focused exclusively on Microsoft since 1992.
What's going to be big at Microsoft's Ignite conference this week? Here are Directions' Top 10 picks -- the announcements that could impact enterprise customers and partners moving forward into 2026:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-ig...
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Microsoft Ignite 2025: Ten Things You Need to Know
Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference for IT professionals, developers and partners, is kicking off this week in San Francisco. CEO Satya Nadella is not the lead keynoter this year; instead, the newly ...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-ignite-2025-ten-things-you-need-to-know/
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Microsoft is expected to take the next step toward its promise of agents becoming digital workers with its 'Agent 365' platform:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsofts-a...
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Microsoft's Agent 365 digital 'employees' are coming for your business
Ahead of Microsoft’s Ignite conference next week, rumors are swirling about Microsoft launching an “Agent 365” platform. If the tips pan out, Agent 365 could become a way for Microsoft to unify how th...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsofts-agent-365-digital-employees-are-coming-for-your-business/
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Starting in Sept. 2026, Configuration Manager is moving from a semi-annual to an annual release schedule:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/configu...
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Announcing the Annual Release Cadence for Microsoft Configuration Manager | Microsoft Community Hub
Starting with version 2609, Microsoft Configuration Manager will transition to an annual release cadence. This change is a formalization of the direction...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/configurationmanagerblog/announcing-the-annual-release-cadence-for-microsoft-configuration-manager/4464794
24 days ago
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New Directions podcast is now available. Everything you wanted to know (or SHOULD want to know) about Microsoft ESUs with Directions'
@jimgaynor.bsky.social
, Rob Helm and
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/mic...
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about 1 month ago
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Here's Microsoft's preliminary post-incident review for the Oct. 29 multi-hour Azure outage. It was not a good day for Azure Front Door and all the Azure services it touched:
azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status...
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Azure status history | Microsoft Azure
Check the status history of Microsoft Azure services here.
https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status/history/#YKYN-BWZ
about 1 month ago
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Microsoft is dropping support for Office Online Server as of Dec. 31, 2026. Microsoft's recommended replacement (no surprise): Microsoft 365, which includes web-based versions of Word, Excel, PPT, OneNote:
www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/m...
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Microsoft puts Office Online Server on the chopping block
: The end is nigh, now get thee to 365
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/microsoft_office_online_server/
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That plan for rolling out Auto-archiving for Exchange Online starting Oct. 15 -- which Microsoft postponed due to negative customer feedback -- is back on again, but not until Jan. 2026. Public preview to start Nov. 15, 2025:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchang...
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Auto-Archiving for Exchange Online | Microsoft Community Hub
We are happy to announce the time-based archiving feature for Exchange Online users with archives.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/auto-archiving-for-exchange-online/4459735
about 1 month ago
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The product formerly known as "Copilot for Finance" (and also later as "Finance Agents") is now generally available. The newest name might be Finance solution for M365 Copilot (?):
www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynami...
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Finance in Microsoft 365 Copilot is now generally available
Built with Microsoft 365 Copilot, this role-based AI solution brings ERP-connected data and workflows directly into the flow of work
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2025/10/20/empowering-finance-with-an-ai-assistant-in-microsoft-365-copilot/
about 1 month ago
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What's happening with Microsoft Exchange? Get caught up with our new podcast now out with special guest Tony Redmond
@office365itpros.com
Directions analyst Rob Helm and
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/wha...
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about 1 month ago
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New post from Directions analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
: Enterprise Semantic Layer: The Missing Link for AI (and Microsoft)?
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cto-talk-the...
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CIO Talk: The Enterprise Semantic Layer: The Missing Link for AI (and Microsoft)?
This blog post is a little different. I’m not going to tell you about the pros and cons of a Microsoft technology – rather, I’m going to talk about a missing Microsoft piece of the puzzle. Maybe it’s ...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cto-talk-the-enterprise-semantic-layer-the-missing-link-for-ai-and-microsoft/
about 2 months ago
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With Windows 10 hitting end of support this week, Microsoft is trying to make Windows 11 more appealing by adding more AI features. If you loved "Hey Cortana," you might love "Hey Copilot." And if not, probably not...
blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
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Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC
New Copilot and agentic experiences make powerful AI easy on Windows 11 Today, we’re taking an exciting step forward with a new wave of updates that make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC – with Copilot at...
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc/
about 2 months ago
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New M365 Copilot offering for academic customers (educators, staff, students) coming in Dec. 2025 at $18 per user per month (instead of the usual $30 for M365 Copilot):
www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...
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New AI experiences and academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Education Blog
Explore new AI-powered experiences at no additional cost for educators and students—plus an academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2025/10/designing-microsoft-365-copilot-to-empower-educators-students-and-staff/
about 2 months ago
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CIO Talk: Compliance in the world of AI -- Are you ready?
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cto-talk-com...
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CTO Talk: Compliance in the World of AI: Are You Ready?
By Barry Briggs Compliance covers an ever-increasing, absolutely mandatory spectrum of activities, processes, and technologies with which your enterprise must concern itself. The Compliance Imperative...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cto-talk-compliance-in-the-world-of-ai-are-you-ready/
about 2 months ago
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For those needing a refresher (or introduction), here's a bit on Microsoft's newest CEO, Judson Althoff, who now heads up the giant Microsoft commercial business:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/know-your-mi...
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Know Your Microsoft Execs: Meet Judson Althoff
He’s not a household name like Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer or Satya Nadella. But Judson Althoff — Microsoft’s latest exec to get a “CEO” title — now runs the entirety of Microsoft’s Commercial business....
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/know-your-microsoft-execs-meet-judson-althoff/
about 2 months ago
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Wes Miller
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Beginning on October 1, 2025, Microsoft will be renaming its Microsoft 365 E5 mini-suites: - Microsoft 365 E5 Security → the Microsoft Defender Suite. - Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance → the Microsoft Purview Suite. //As Microsoft rebrands go, this is surprisingly well done and logical.
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October 2025 announcements - Partner Center announcements
October 2025 announcements for Microsoft Partner Center including new capabilities, promotions, offers, markets, or changes to existing offers.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/announcements/2025-october#1
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For clarity's sake: M365 Premium is NOT M365 E7. M365 "Premium," the just announced $20 per user per month subscription aimed at ChatGPT Plus, is a new consumer bundle:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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Meet Microsoft 365 Premium: Your AI and productivity powerhouse | Microsoft 365 Blog
Microsoft is taking a big step forward with major updates to our individual subscription lineup, combining the best of AI and productivity at an unbeatable price.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/10/01/meet-microsoft-365-premium-your-ai-and-productivity-powerhouse/
2 months ago
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ICYMI: Microsoft is making Anthropic’s Claude a new option in Microsoft 365 Copilot. It also is starting to make good on more of its agent promises:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-be...
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Microsoft Begins Rolling Out More Model and Agent Options for M365 Copilot and Beyond
Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s models to Microsoft 365 Copilot, alongside the existing OpenAI models that are already at the heart of it. Microsoft is kicking off this process by adding Anthropic’s C...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-begins-rolling-out-more-model-and-agent-options-for-m365-copilot-and-beyond/
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Microsoft is rolling out the net phase of its app-marketplace strategy by unifying AppSource, its Agent Store and Azure Marketplace into a new unified storefront called Microsoft Marketplace:
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
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Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace. - The Official Microsoft Blog
A new breed of industry-leading company is taking shape — Frontier Firms. These organizations blend human ambition with AI-powered technology to reshape how innovation is scaled, work is orchestrated ...
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/25/introducing-microsoft-marketplace-thousands-of-solutions-millions-of-customers-one-marketplace/
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No final deprecation date yet, but Microsoft is encouraging users to get off of Teams Live Events and move to Teams Town Hall. Admins should set policies to make sure Town Hall is enabled. More info in M365 Message Center MC1154302 and
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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Manage who can schedule and attend town halls in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams
Learn how to set up and manage town hall policies for IT Admins in Microsoft Teams. Learn how to manage who can schedule and attend town halls in your organization.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/set-up-town-halls
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Microsoft is adding Anthropic's Claude models as another option (beyond OpenAI's models) to M365 Copilot. Starting today, Claude will show up as an option in Researcher Agent and in Copilot Studio (with more options to come):
www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog
We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding the models that power Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic models.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/09/24/expanding-model-choice-in-microsoft-365-copilot/
2 months ago
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Coming in Oct., new licensing changes instigated by Broadcom will force customers to bring their own licenses to VMware hosting from Microsoft and other providers:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/broadcom-ins...
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Broadcom Inserts Itself into Azure VMware Solution
In late August, Broadcom announced (yet another) change to how they license VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the suite that includes VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and cloud management software. That change...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/broadcom-inserts-itself-into-azure-vmware-solution/
2 months ago
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New podcast now available. Directions on Microsoft Senior Consultant Steve Kelley shares his Microsoft contract escalation dos, don'ts, (and a few war stories) with
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
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www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/mic...
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2 months ago
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Coming up Sept. 25, 1 PM ET:
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
will be hosting Directions on Microsoft's Dean Bedwell for an Ask Us Anything on Microsoft contract negotiations. Get your questions answered in real time during this LinkedIn Live event. More info:
www.linkedin.com/events/micro...
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2 months ago
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Copilot Chat is coming to almost all Microsoft 365 commercial subscribers -- even those without a full M365 Copilot license. What will this mean to you?
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/a-copilot-ch...
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A Copilot Chat in Every Pot
This week, Microsoft announced it is rolling out Copilot Chat and web-grounded agents to the major Office applications. Given the naming confusion around the Copilot brand, the significance of this m...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/a-copilot-chat-in-every-pot/
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ICYMI: Starting in Oct., the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will be automatically installed on Windows devices that have Microsoft 365 desktop apps, unless administrators opt out:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilo...
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Deployment overview for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Enterprise and company IT Admins can use this guide to manage the deployment of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to devices in their organization.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/microsoft-365/deploy-microsoft-365-copilot-app
2 months ago
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Microsoft is rebranding and repricing some of the products it had been selling as individual Copilots beginning in Oct. 2025:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-is...
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Microsoft Is Fixing its Copilot Branding and Pricing (A Bit)
Microsoft is rebranding and repricing some of the products it had been selling as individual Copilots beginning in Oct. 2025. Microsoft is renaming its Sales, Service and Finance Copilots, as it anno...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-is-fixing-its-copilot-branding-and-pricing-a-bit/
3 months ago
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New podcast now available. PwC Principal James Farhat joins Directions analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
and
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
to discuss lessons from the field around Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/ent...
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3 months ago
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Starting Nov. 1, Microsoft is dropping the programmatic discounts that were baked into its volume-licensing agreements. But price hikes are just one result. Directions' lead negotiator Dean Bedwell explains all to
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/get...
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3 months ago
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What are open-source language models and what do they mean for enterprise usage and applications? Directions on Microsoft analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
takes a look:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-wha...
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3 months ago
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Preview now available of a new (not so simple) Exchange Online feature -- cloud managed remote mailboxes -- that Microsoft says will get customers 'a step closer' to being able to remove their last Exchange on-prem server:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchang...
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Introducing Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes: a Step to Last Exchange Server Retirement | Microsoft Community Hub
We are excited to announced a feature that enables cloud management of email properties for users with remote mailboxes.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/introducing-cloud-managed-remote-mailboxes-a-step-to-last-exchange-server-retire/4446042
3 months ago
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Heads up, Microsoft volume licensing customers Microsoft Is Dropping its Built-In EA Volume Discounts on Online Services Starting in November 2025:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-is...
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Microsoft Is Dropping EA Volume Discounts Starting in November 2025
Microsoft has been working to move more customers off Enterprise Agreement (EA) volume licenses for the past few years. But it is really stepping up the war on the volume discounts on which these cust...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-is-dropping-ea-volume-discounts-starting-in-november-2025/
4 months ago
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Is there still a place for no/low-code tools like those in Microsoft's Power Platform with the rise of generative AI and GitHub Copilot? The New Stack's Darryl Taft joins Directions Rob Sanfilippo and
@maryjofoley.bsky.social
to debate the topic:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/is-...
4 months ago
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Microsoft is dropping its Lens document-scanning app for iOS and Android devices starting Sept. 15, 2025. It recommends users switch to the M365 Copilot app, which includes built-in scanning (but does not include all existing Lens features):
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...
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Retirement of Microsoft Lens - Microsoft Support
Learn about the retirement of Microsoft Lens and how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot as an alternative.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/retirement-of-microsoft-lens-fc965de7-499d-4d38-aeae-f6e48271652d
4 months ago
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Starting Sept. 5, Microsoft plans to turn on Copilot in Power BI (also known as "chat with your data") by default for all tenants where Copilot already has been turned on. Admins can opt out of they aren't ready. Details:
powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/t...
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Standalone Copilot in Power BI will be turned on by default in September
Starting on or after September 1, 2025, the standalone Copilot experience will be enabled by default for all tenants where Copilot has already been turned on. You can opt-out of this automatic rollout...
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-standalone-copilot-in-power-bi-will-be-turned-on-by-default-in-september/
4 months ago
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Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) retires as of Aug. 1, 2026. Microsoft is folding MDTI functionality into Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel. Existing MDTI users will be able to license for no additional cost, Microsoft says:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/defende...
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MDTI is Converging into Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR | Microsoft Community Hub
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizations need threat intelligence (TI) that is woven seamlessly into every step of their security...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/defenderthreatintelligence/mdti-is-converging-into-microsoft-sentinel-and-defender-xdr/4427991
4 months ago
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Starting today, Microsoft is making OpenAI's GPT-5 available in M365 Copilot, consumer Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry:
news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
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Microsoft incorporates OpenAI’s GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings
https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/openai-gpt-5
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What Microsoft’s Blowout Q4 Could Mean to Enterprise Customers:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/what-microso...
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What Microsoft's Blowout Q4 Could Mean to Enterprise Customers
Microsoft beat its own and Wall Street’s expectations with its Q4 FY25 earnings, and the company’s stock price and market cap hit all-time highs this past week. Nice if you’re a shareholder or employe...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/what-microsofts-blowout-q4-could-mean-to-enterprise-customers/
4 months ago
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AI in Five Years – Which Way Will It Go? Directions on Microsoft analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
looks at two potential scenarios. Scary, fun, or just plain crazy?
directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-ai-...
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CIO Talk: AI in Five Years – Which Way Will It Go?
Remember the introduction of ChatGPT on that momentous day in November 2022? Since then Copilots and chatbots have sprung up everywhere, social media is flooded with AI-generated posts, and enterprise...
https://directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-ai-in-five-years-which-way-will-it-go/
4 months ago
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Microsoft is deprecating support for public folder migrations from Exchange Server 2010 and older versions to Exchange Online starting October 1, 2025. Public folder migration jobs will fail after this date:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchang...
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Deprecation of native public folder migrations to service from very old versions of Exchange | Microsoft Community Hub
Starting in October 2025, you will not be able to migrate public folders to Exchange Online using native Microsoft tools.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/deprecation-of-native-public-folder-migrations-to-service-from-very-old-versions/4437202
4 months ago
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Sentinel data lake -- a cloud-native data lake built specifically for security -- is in public preview:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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Introducing Microsoft Sentinel data lake | Microsoft Community Hub
Today, we announced a significant expansion of Microsoft Sentinel’s capabilities through the introduction of Sentinel data lake,...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/introducing-microsoft-sentinel-data-lake/4434280
4 months ago
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The preview of the integration between Fabric data agents and Copilot Studio is now available. Microsoft says this is a stepping stone toward multi-agent orchestration:
blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/f...
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Fabric Data Agents + Microsoft Copilot Studio: A New Era of Multi-Agent Orchestration (Preview) | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Additional authors: Joanne Wong The preview of the integration between Fabric data agents and Microsoft Copilot Studio is now available, introducing a robust capability that enables agents to interope...
https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/fabric-data-agents-microsoft-copilot-studio-a-new-era-of-multi-agent-orchestration/
4 months ago
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Microsoft Connected Cache now generally available for enterprise and education customers. Designed to save bandwidth and speed up access to monthly updates, Windows upgrades, Intune provisioning and more:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Microsoft Connected Cache is now generally available - Windows IT Pro Blog
Microsoft Connected Cache for Enterprise and Education helps organizations save bandwidth during Windows 11 upgrades, Autopilot provisioning, Intune app...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/microsoft-connected-cache-is-now-generally-available/4432150
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Microsoft recently announced SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) was rolled into M365 Copilot licenses for no additional cost. Is this a big advantage for organizations wanting to roll out M365 Copilot -- or a possible licensing hazard?
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/its-sharepoi...
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It’s SharePoint Advanced Management, not Copilot Advanced Management
Microsoft recently announced SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) was rolled into M365 Copilot licenses for no additional cost. Originally, Microsoft licensed SAM separately, so this is a big advanta...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/its-sharepoint-advanced-management-not-copilot-advanced-management/
4 months ago
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Do AI assistants really accelerate development? Can they replace your developers? Directions' analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
has thoughts:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-vib...
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4 months ago
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ICYMI: Microsoft releases emergency patches for on-premises SharePoint RCE flaws exploited in attacks:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...
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Microsoft releases emergency patches for SharePoint RCE flaws exploited in attacks
Microsoft has released emergency SharePoint security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-53770Â and CVE-2025-53771 that have compromised services worldwide in "ToolShell" attac...
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-emergency-patches-for-sharepoint-rce-flaws-exploited-in-attacks/
4 months ago
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New episode now available. Directions on Microsoft analyst
@barryb.bsky.social
talks about what needs to happen among execs, IT and employees on for data governance in an AI-centric world to really work:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/the...
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Exchange, Skype Servers Get Barely Extended Security Updates:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/exchange-sky...
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Exchange, Skype Servers Get Barely Extended Security Updates
Some customers will be able to buy access to critical security updates for obsolete versions of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server starting August 1, 2025. The just-announced Extended Secur...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/exchange-skype-servers-get-barely-extended-security-updates/
5 months ago
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Search will begin rolling out to licensed M365 Copilot users starting in Aug. 2025. Here are a few features to note:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/searching-fo...
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Searching for Answers About M365 Copilot Search
After much hype, Microsoft 365 (M365) Copilot Search is rolling out. Part of the set of M365 Copilot Wave 2 spring release announcements, M365 Copilot Search will be available to M365 Copilot licensee...
https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/searching-for-answers-about-m365-copilot-search/
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Memory feature will be generally available in M365 Copilot later this month (July 2025). It will be on by default, but both users and tenant admins will have controls to manage it:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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Introducing Copilot Memory: A More Productive and Personalized AI for the Way You Work | Microsoft Community Hub
At Microsoft, we believe AI should work for you—not the other way around. That’s why we’re introducing memory in Copilot, a new capability that makes your...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-copilot-memory-a-more-productive-and-personalized-ai-for-the-way-you/4432059
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