Microsoft 365 Copilot Search will begin rolling out to licensed M365 Copilot users starting in Aug. 2025. Here are a few features to note: directionsonmicrosoft.com/searching-for-… #MSTech #MSLicensing

Exchange, Skype Servers Get Barely Extended Security Updates: directionsonmicrosoft.com/exchange-skype… #MSTech #MSLicensing

New episode now available. Directions on Microsoft analyst Barry Briggs talks about what needs to happen among execs, IT and employees on for data governance in an AI-centric world to really work: directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/the-h… #MSTech

ICYMI: Microsoft releases emergency patches for on-premises SharePoint RCE flaws exploited in attacks: bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft… #MSTech

Do AI assistants really accelerate development? Can they replace your developers? Directions' analyst Barry Briggs has thoughts: directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-vibe-… #MSTech

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? directionsonmicrosoft.com/its-sharepoint… #MSLicensing

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-i… #MSTech

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/fab… #MSTech

Sentinel data lake -- a cloud-native data lake built specifically for security -- is in public preview: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft… #MSTech

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/exchange/… #MSTech

AI in Five Years – Which Way Will It Go? Directions on Microsoft analyst Barry Briggs looks at two potential scenarios. Scary, fun, or just plain crazy? directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-ai-in… #MSTech

What Microsoft’s Blowout Q4 Could Mean to Enterprise Customers: directionsonmicrosoft.com/what-microsoft… #MSTech #MSLicensing

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/feature… #MSTech

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/defendert… #MSLicensing

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/the… #MSTech

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/re… #MSTech

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 Mary Jo Foley to debate the topic: directionsonmicrosoft.com/podcasts/is-no…

Heads up, Microsoft volume licensing customers Microsoft Is Dropping its Built-In EA Volume Discounts on Online Services Starting in November 2025: directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsoft-is-d… #MSLicensing

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/exchange/… #MSTech

What are open-source language models and what do they mean for enterprise usage and applications? Directions on Microsoft analyst Barry Briggs takes a look: directionsonmicrosoft.com/cio-talk-what-… #MSTech