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The uncomfortable truth about Copilot readiness is that most organisations are not really worried about Copilot.They are worried about what Copilot might reveal.I see this regularly with profession…

Drag and drop to reschedule meetings in Outlook mobile, moving an event straight to a new time slot on Android and iOS.

Why would a seemingly simple Loop workspace develop into a monster SharePoint Embedded container? That's the question discussed here.

FromAugust 2026, Microsoft 365 tenants can apply retention policies to Planner Tasks. We prepared by writing some PowerShell to test the effect of retention.

Reading this article will give you a clear understanding of the real gap between early adopters and regular Microsoft 365 users, why IT teams often slow down feature rollouts, practical examples like Copilot Premium and the new SharePoint UI, and some honest reflections on whether the effort to stay current is still worth it.

A lawyer asked me if it was possible to take a snapshot of Teams memberships (people who were members at a point in time). PowerShell makes this easy.

Your sleep data says one thing. Your blood work says another. It’s not that your health information is missing—it’s that nothing has brought it together in a way that makes sense. We’re building Copilot Health to change that.  Back in March, we announced Copilot Health.

Every time an organization rolls out AI, the same question shows up in Slack channels, Teams chats, hallway conversations, and leadership meetings:

If you’ve noticed that Microsoft Copilot feels different lately—especially inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook—you’re not imagining it.Nothing is “broken”.What’s changed is how Copilot is po…

According to Microsoft, the Microsoft 365 uptime performance for Q1 CY2026 was 99.526%. That's the lowest uptime figure since we started to record data in 2013.

Microsoft will remove access to its AI assistant in certain Office apps for the largest Microsoft 365 enterprise customers next month, and put usage restrictions in place for others.

Microsoft disclosed that Entra ID login events were missing from Microsoft Defender for Cloud Applications for nine months — and waited more than three months after the fix to tell customers. Here's why that matters and what you should do about it.

Read the new Microsoft Cyberattack Series report to learn more about on how deception and trusted tools can enable identity-led intrusions.

Microsoft Copilot Email Summarization Vulnerability allows an attacker to hijack Copilot's output by embedding attacker-controlled text in an ordinary email, producing convincing phishing content within the assistant's trusted summary.

Confusing naming conventions, uncertain ROI and growing compliance concerns are among the barriers to wider adoption.

Conversational chatbots were the first chapter of AI. Today is the beginning of the second. We are excited to introduce Copilot Tasks — AI that doesn’t just talk to you, but works for you.   This is a moment we’ve been building toward since we first launched Copilot: the shift from chat to actions. From answers, thoughts, and drafts to completed tasks. From just talking to getting things done.

Microsoft Teams now supports audio‑only meeting recording. Learn why this matters, how it works, and how it helps keep cameras on while preserving real human interaction.

Ex-employee OneDrive retention explained: why data persists in Microsoft 365, how archiving & Purview retention affect deletion, how to design a defensible end-of-life.

Learn how to prevent Teams sprawl with 10 proven strategies to improve governance and reduce security risks.

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By Kelly Twigger Podcast | Transcript Everyone’s finally past the first question on hyperlinked documents: yes, they’re discoverable. That debate is over. The real fight now is sharper—and it’s what makes the Carvana decision a must read: when does a party have to produce a contemporaneous (point-in-time) version of a hyperlinked document, and what does

In closing comments of 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared an update on the state of things going into 2026 — and it's all about ... AI!

Explore Microsoft’s major update for Teams private channels that support apps, bots, and message extensions, along with new admin controls.

Today we are announcing expanded availability of AI, security, and management capabilities coming to Microsoft 365 offerings in 2026.

Is your Teams environment a chaotic sprawl of duplicate teams, orphaned data, and security risks? Here's the best strategies to secure it 🔐

A new audio-only recording option for Teams meeting suppresses the video feed from meeting participants to generate the MP4 file for the meeting recording.

A team wiki that doesn’t make you wait

Microsoft’s Knowledge Agent rollout promises smarter content discovery across SharePoint. But for many SharePoint admins, the setup hits unexpected snags, especially if you’re strong in Share…

A customer recently asked me if the files uploaded to a Teams chat could be removed after a period of time. Although the capability to apply a retention policy to Teams chats to remove them after a…

Learn how to enable file attachments in Microsoft Teams chats with external users using PowerShell. Improve security, simplify sharing, and keep files inside your Microsoft 365 ecosystem.