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.
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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.
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Most frontline device pilots stall at identity. Microsoft just published a practical guide to the assigned vs. shared device decision — and it has real consequences for Conditional Access, auditability, and shift-based workflows. Here’s the checklist that keeps your rollout from derailing.
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Microsoft retires the classic alert experience and agent/classic toggle in Purview Insider Risk Management on August 31, 2026. Here’s what changes, what ships, and what to do before the deadline.
Where IT Teams Can Actually Trust AI Agents in 2026
Microsoft’s 2026 Agent Confidence Index is useful if IT teams read it as a trust map, not a permission slip. Start with reversible work like reports, release notes, certificate monitoring, and stream summaries. Keep humans on production changes, schema migrations, and security decisions.
Intune Field Notes: MDOP Migration Deadlines and macOS Platform SSO Gotchas
Two Intune signals deserve client action this quarter: MDOP is now out of extended support, and Microsoft’s Platform SSO field notes show where Mac rollouts can break. MSPs should inventory legacy MDOP dependencies, prioritize MBAM replacement, and pilot Platform SSO before pushing it broadly.