Cisco Secure Access, Tanium, and Clever MFA TrustPass are now GA as Edge for Business connectors. If you already run any of the three, here is the config-and-verify path.
Windows Insider cert Aug 11: Beta minimum builds posted, taskbar positions on Beta
Short follow-up: the July 31 Insider drop names the Beta and Experimental minimum builds ahead of the Aug 11, 2026 flight-cert expiry. winver check, patch plan, and a note on Beta picking up the alternate taskbar.
Windows Insider flight cert expires Aug 11 – update your lab devices now
Windows Insider flight certs expire Aug 11, 2026. This year it hits Experimental and Beta, not just Canary. Here is the operator checklist before your lab devices stall.
Nonprofit AI field notes: Fabric forecasting, Entra-gated research data, Power Apps admin cuts
Three nonprofit Microsoft deployments with real stacks and real numbers: Animal Protection Denmark using Fabric for kitten-season forecasting, Answer ALS gating Neuromine research data with Entra ID, and Everything Suarve saving 8 hours per enrollment with Power Apps. The pattern is data cleanup first, access control second, automation third.
Defender Experts MDR Plan 2 now covers non-Microsoft endpoints and cloud logs
Defender Experts MDR Plan 2 extends managed detection beyond Microsoft products through Sentinel, covering non-Microsoft cloud, identity, email, network, and endpoint sources.
Azure Policy at Scale: Turning Failed Evaluations into Owner-Tagged Work Items
Most Azure Policy reporting stops at compliance percentages. Here’s how to turn non-compliance signals into owner-tagged work items with one ARG query and a Logic App.
Azure resiliency is zone-first now — what to re-check in your BCDR plan
Azure updated its resiliency guidance in July 2026. Zone-first design, flexible region strategies, and a clearer shared responsibility model mean your BCDR plan probably needs a refresh. Here is what to check.
Dataverse gets native coding-agent plugins: what MSPs need to know
Microsoft Dataverse plugins for GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Cursor bring agent workflows closer to production. Here is what MSPs should govern first.
Windows Cloud Rebuild — Reinstall the OS from the Cloud, No USB Needed
Windows Cloud Rebuild reinstalls the OS from Windows Update — image and drivers, no USB — even when Windows won’t boot. It’s Experimental-channel pre-release, not GA yet, so validate it in the lab first.
Intune Suite Capabilities Now Included in M365 E3/E5 — What MSPs Should Enable First
As of July 1, Microsoft folded EPM, Cloud PKI, and Advanced Analytics into M365 E5 (select pieces into E3). If you manage E5/E3 clients, they now own tooling they were paying extra for — here’s the enable-first order and a per-tenant checklist.