30 new posts across 16 Microsoft websites since Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Copilot for Microsoft 365 (2)
- Microsoft 365 Blog (1)
- Microsoft 365 Blog - Tech Community (3)
- Exchange Team Blog (2)
- SharePoint Blog (1)
- Microsoft 365 Insider Blog (3)
- Microsoft Azure Blog (2)
- ITOps Talk Blog (1)
- Azure Virtual Desktop Blog (1)
- Intune Customer Success (1)
- Microsoft Security Blog (3)
- Microsoft Power Platform Blog (1)
- Education Blog (1)
- Microsoft Viva Blog (1)
- Skype for Business Blog (2)
- Azure AI Foundry Blog (5)
Copilot for Microsoft 365
Win Agent 365 Conversations with Facts, Not Assumptions
Customers and partners are entering a new phase of AI adoption where speed, confidence, and repeatability now define whether Agent 365 initiatives move from pilot excitement to enterprise value. Many …
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Available today: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Today we’re expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic’s latest model—Claude Opus 4.7—now available in Copilot Cowork (Frontier) and Copilot Studio early release cy…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Microsoft 365 Blog
Bring your everyday business apps into the flow of work with agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot can now bring your go-to apps directly into the conversation, which closes the gap between AI-powered insight and real, in-app action. The post Bring your everyday business apps …
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Microsoft 365 Blog - Tech Community
Apply sensitivity labels with custom permissions in Office for the web
We’re excited to announce that support for applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions is now rolling out in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. In the past, users were limited to o…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
AI is a Team Sport – Announcing our first wave of Guest Speakers at M365 Community Conference 2026
What do championship athletes, enterprise innovators, and community leaders all have in common? They know that transformation does not happen in isolation. It happens when teams come together with a s…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Debugging the future of work: Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2026
Building in the era of AI can get very challenging. That’s exactly why we’re here to help you debug, refactor, and level up at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, happening April 21–23, 2026 in Or…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Exchange Team Blog
No Exchange Server Security Updates for April 2026
Although Exchange 2016 and 2019 are now out of support, some customers have purchased the Exchange 2016 and 2019 Extended Security Update (ESU). We have therefore decided that until the end of this Ex…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Announcing Period 2 Exchange 2016/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) program
While both Exchange 2016 and 2019 are out of support since October 2025, some of our customers who needed more time to finalize migrations to Exchange Subscription Edition (SE) have opted to enroll in…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
SharePoint Blog
Building a modern digital workplace on Microsoft 365 - WebVine - SharePoint Partner Showcase
We are excited to share a new episode on our partner showcase series focused on SharePoint in Microsoft 365. In this brief discussion Chloe Dervin and James Dellow from WebVine join Vesa Juvonen from …
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Microsoft 365 Insider Blog
Meet video recap: a new way to revisit key moments in Teams meetings
Hi, Insiders! I am Anqi Chen, a Senior Product Manager on the Microsoft Teams team. I’m excited to share with you a new way to catch up on your meetings: video recap. Meet video recap: a new way to re…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Get more from Power Query in Excel with these little-known capabilities
If you use Excel or Power BI to work with data, you’ve likely encountered Power Query - and may already rely on it regularly across desktop and web. It pulls data together, cleans it up, and prepares …
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Modernizing Change Management for Microsoft 365 Customers
Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Jim Barber, a Principal PM Manager on the Microsoft 365 Change Management team. I’m excited to share with you our first step in modernizing the change management releas…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Microsoft Azure Blog
Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally available
By continuously optimizing data placement, smart tier ensures your storage costs are aligned with actual usage. The post Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally avail…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Cloud Cost Optimization: Principles that still matter
Discover how cloud cost optimization adapts in the age of AI, with best practices for managing spend, improving efficiency, and maximizing value. The post Cloud Cost Optimization: Principles that stil…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
ITOps Talk Blog
Internet Information Services Learning Path
Internet Information Services (IIS) is the modular web server and application platform that first shipped as an optional add-on for Windows NT 3.51 in 1995, evolving from basic HTTP and FTP services i…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
App attach in Azure Virtual Desktop now supports Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022
Managing applications in virtualized desktop and server environments has traditionally required IT teams to bake apps directly into base images, driving image sprawl, slower updates, and higher operat…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Intune Customer Success
Migrating Frontline Mobile Devices: Understanding the reality of your estate
By: Carol Burns - Principal Product Manager | Microsoft Intune and Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft MVP (Azure & Security / Intune) Practitioner perspective from Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft MVP (Azure & Securi…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Microsoft Security Blog
Incident response for AI: Same fire, different fuel
AI changes how incidents unfold and how we respond. Learn which IR practices still apply and where new telemetry, tools, and skills are needed. The post Incident response for AI: Same fire, different …
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise
The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor Sapphire Sleet that abuses user driven execution and social…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management
Learn how to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory and strengthen quantum‑safe readiness using Microsoft Security tools, best‑practice lifecycle models, and partner solutions. The post Buildin…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Microsoft Power Platform Blog
Making business apps smarter with AI, Copilot, and agents in Power Apps
Explore new Power Apps updates that introduce Copilot, app skills, and agents to apps, extending intelligence to the AI surfaces where work happens. The post Making business apps smarter with AI, Copi…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Education Blog
Minecraft Education Lesson Plans in Teach: AI-powered lesson planning meets the world of Minecraft
As educators, you’ve told us that some of your most time-consuming work is adapting lessons for engagement, aligning them to standards, and finding ways to bring immersive experiences into your curric…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Microsoft Viva Blog
Research Drop: Tracking the Rise of Perceived AI Value at Work
Research Drop in Brief: Most AI measurements focus on adoption, but adoption alone doesn’t tell us whether AI is actually changing how work feels and functions. RIVA (Realized Individual Value of AI)…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Skype for Business Blog
No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for April 2026
Although Skype for Business 2015 and 2019 are now out of support, some customers have purchased the Skype for Business 2015 and 2019 Extended Security Update (ESU). We have therefore decided that unti…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Announcing “Period 2” for Skype for Business Server 2015/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) Program
While both Skype for Business (SfB) Server 2015 and 2019 have been out of Support since October 2025, some of our customers who needed more time to finalize migrations to SfB Server Subscription Editi…
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Azure AI Foundry Blog
Simplifying Image Classification with Azure AutoML for Images: A Practical Guide
- The Challenge of Traditional Image Classification Anyone who has worked with computer vision knows the drill: you need to classify images, so you dive into TensorFlow or PyTorch, spend days archite…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Building Real-Time Speech Translation with AI Avatars with Azure Speech Services
Introduction Language barriers remain one of the biggest challenges in communication. Whether you are holding an all-hands meeting for a globally distributed team, consulting with non-native speakin…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Introducing MAI-Image-2-Efficient: Faster, More Efficient Image Generation
Building on our momentum Just last week, we celebrated a major milestone: the public preview launch of three new first-party Microsoft AI models in Microsoft Foundry: MAI-Image-2, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Gemma 4 now available in Microsoft Foundry
Experimenting with open-source models has become a core part of how innovative AI teams stay competitive: experimenting with the latest architectures and often fine-tuning on proprietary data to achie…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Claude Opus 4.7 is available on Microsoft Foundry
Anthropic continues to push the frontier of AI for real-world, production work with its new model Claude Opus 4.7. Opus 4.7 is Anthropic’s most advanced generally available model. Teams building on …
Thursday, April 16, 2026