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Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Promotion

Effective December 1, 2025, Microsoft launched Microsoft 365 Copilot Business worldwide, a new plan that brings enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a lower price point. This plan delivers the same features as the existing Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Microsoft Agent Pre-Purchase Plan available

On November 27, 2025, Microsoft introduced the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan – a new Azure reservation model that allows organizations to prepay for AI-related services using Agent Commit Units (ACUs). This plan provides a single pool of prepaid credits to cover both Microsoft Copilot Credits

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Microsoft 365 E5 and Security Compute Units

November 2025 – Microsoft announced that all Microsoft 365 E5 subscribers will receive included Security Compute Units (SCUs) as part of their subscription. This means every E5 customer gets a monthly allowance of SCUs (at a rate of 400 SCUs per 1,000 E5 user

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Microsoft SQL Server 2025 available

On November 15, 2025, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2025. This release introduces built-in artificial intelligence (AI), enhanced developer tools, and improvements in performance, security, and cloud integration.   What is SQL Server 2025? SQL Server 2025 is Microsoft’s latest enterprise-grade relational database management

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Microsoft Agent 365: Control Plane for AI Agents

Effective November 18, 2025, Microsoft launched Agent 365, a centralized platform to manage Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents across organizations. Available in preview through Microsoft’s Frontier early-access program, Agent 365 enables enterprises to deploy, govern, and secure AI agents – regardless of their origin –

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Microsoft Baseline Security Mode available

Effective November 15, 2025, Microsoft Baseline Security Mode (BSM) became generally available worldwide. This new opt-in feature provides a secure-by-default configuration baseline for Microsoft cloud services by eliminating vulnerabilities from legacy settings. Administrators can enable BSM via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to instantly

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Microsoft Configuration Manager: Annual Release Cadence

Starting in September 2026, Microsoft Configuration Manager will adopt an annual release cadence with version 2609. This marks a shift from the previous semi-annual schedule. Each new version will receive 18 months of support, offering IT teams greater predictability and long-term stability. While Configuration

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