Bring enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) to smaller teams affordably. Effective July 1, 2026, Microsoft refreshed its Microsoft 365 Copilot Business promotions with a new Business Basic bundle. Summary New Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Copilot Business bundle at 25% off, for up to 300
Delegate complex, long-running tasks to AI and get finished results. Effective June 16, 2026, Microsoft made Copilot Cowork generally available worldwide. Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork is now generally available worldwide Cowork requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot User Subscription License (USL); usage is billed
Give AI agents the same managed, compliant environment your employees already use. Effective June 1, 2026, Microsoft makes Windows 365 for Agents generally available, providing a purpose-built Cloud PC solution for running AI agents securely at enterprise scale. Summary Windows 365 for Agents is
Keep work moving even when your attention is elsewhere. Effective June 2, 2026, Microsoft introduced Scout, its first always-on Autopilot agent. Microsoft Scout is not yet generally available. It is offered as an experimental release through Frontier in private preview, and requires Frontier enrollment,
Deploy Microsoft Agent 365 securely and compliantly. Effective June 1, 2026, Microsoft requires foundational security and identity licenses for new Microsoft Agent 365 purchases. Update 2026-06-29: A mid-month change to the Product Terms on June 15, 2026 expanded the list of qualifying licenses. Update
Get work done faster while keeping sensitive data protected. Effective July 1, 2026, Microsoft introduces two Microsoft 365 Business plans with Copilot built in. Summary Microsoft adds Copilot directly into two Microsoft 365 Business plans The new plans are Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft quietly introduced native electronic signatures in Microsoft 365, called “Microsoft eSignature”. For many organizations, this raises a simple question: Can Microsoft eSignature replace Adobe Acrobat or DocuSign – or not? Summary Microsoft eSignature supports simple electronic signatures (SES) only It is not
Act now to keep your Copilot workloads inside the EU: effective April 17, 2026, Microsoft enables Copilot Flex Routing by default for EU and EFTA tenants. This allows AI inferencing to occur outside the EU during peak demand periods, which might have compliance implications.
From May 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, Microsoft 365 E7 is available at discounted Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) pricing, including 1-year introductory offers for 10+ and 100+ seats and a 3-year CSP offer for 300+ seats. This article explains Microsoft 365 E7 pricing,