AzureMicrosoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure for the fourth straight year and was positioned highest for Ability to Execute. The recognition highlights Microsoft's Azure Arc and Azure Local strategy for consistent management across datacenters, edge, multi-cloud, and sovereign environments, which is increasingly important for AI and regulated workloads.
3 min read · Sep 26, 2026
AzureMicrosoft has made GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna generally available in Microsoft Foundry, expanding its production-ready model lineup alongside GPT-6 Astra. The update gives Azure customers more choice for matching AI agents to workload complexity, cost, latency, and deployment requirements across global and data zone options.
3 min read · Sep 26, 2026
SharePointMicrosoft has made Copilot in SharePoint generally available, with rollout to worldwide tenants starting September 30, 2026. The update also brings SharePoint’s AI content enrichment tools into the new Copilot app, Copilot Studio, and Work IQ APIs, helping organizations improve Copilot accuracy, automate document workflows, and scale AI with a new hybrid billing model.
3 min read · Sep 26, 2026
SecurityMicrosoft Security Research detailed Azure-focused attacks by Storm-3168, a threat actor linked to agentic ransomware activity that used compromised service principals for reconnaissance, destructive actions, and credential collection. The findings highlight the growing risk of exposed workload identity secrets and reinforce the need for least privilege, secret rotation, recovery protection, and Defender for Cloud protections.
3 min read · Sep 25, 2026
Microsoft 365Microsoft is positioning Copilot in Excel as a finance-focused AI tool designed for the emerging era of "Frontier Finance." While the announcement is brief, it signals continued investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities for Excel, with potential value for finance teams seeking faster analysis, modeling, and decision support inside familiar spreadsheets.
2 min read · Sep 24, 2026
SecurityMicrosoft Threat Intelligence says Storm-2570 is a cross-ecosystem ransomware affiliate using consistent tools and techniques across Qilin, DragonForce, Anubis, and BERT deployments. The report matters because defenders can improve detection and disruption by tracking recurring tradecraft such as RMM abuse, credential theft, tunneling, and cloud exfiltration instead of focusing only on the final ransomware payload.
2 min read · Sep 24, 2026
SecurityMicrosoft’s September 2026 security updates focus on governing AI agents, blocking sensitive data from reaching risky AI apps, and improving SOC investigation workflows. The release also expands Microsoft Purview compliance capabilities and brings more Intune endpoint management features to GCC High and DoD environments.
3 min read · Sep 24, 2026
SecurityMicrosoft has announced the integrated security operations center (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender, now available in preview. ISOC unifies SIEM and threat protection to help security teams and AI agents detect, investigate, and respond faster using a shared security foundation.
3 min read · Sep 23, 2026
Microsoft 365Microsoft says the conversation around AI is shifting from hype to the practical systems needed to make AI work across the enterprise. The post signals a focus on the organizational, technical, and operational foundations required to deploy AI at work in Microsoft 365 environments.
2 min read · Sep 23, 2026
SecurityMicrosoft has detailed how the EvilTokens phishing-as-a-service platform industrialized device code phishing to steal tokens and compromise more than 12,000 inboxes across 10,000 organizations. The report matters for security teams because it includes mitigation guidance, Defender XDR detections, and hunting recommendations to reduce risk from token theft and post-compromise persistence.
3 min read · Sep 22, 2026
Entra IDMicrosoft is promoting upcoming webinars focused on securing multi-tenant environments with Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance, now generally available. The sessions highlight how organizations can detect shadow tenants, apply consistent governance, and build a stronger identity foundation for AI readiness.
2 min read · Sep 22, 2026
Power PlatformMicrosoft’s September 2026 Power Platform update adds new Power Apps templates and modern controls, expands model-driven app UI improvements, and brings more AI-assisted development capabilities to general availability. The release matters for IT teams and makers because it speeds app delivery, improves usability, and adds more structured ways to adopt AI-assisted app building.
3 min read · Sep 20, 2026