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Microsoft's Latest Earnings Report Was a Copilot Rollcall

It was Copilots all the way down during Microsoft's fiscal Q4 2024 earnings call this week.

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Microsoft Launches New Backup Platform for Microsoft 365

The Microsoft 365 Backup Storage platform became generally available this week, one year after it was first described at the Microsoft Inspire 2023 conference.

AI Search Comes to Microsoft Bing

Microsoft is joining the AI search wars alongside Google and, most recently, OpenAI.

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Microsoft Partners with Lumen To Level Up Its AI Infrastructure

The boom in enterprise AI workloads is testing Microsoft's infrastructure in unprecedented ways.

Microsoft Sets September Launch for Purview Data Governance

Microsoft's AI-powered Purview solution to address governance and security challenges is set to become generally available on Sept. 1.

End of the Road for Kaspersky in the United States

Kaspersky on Monday said it is shuttering its U.S. operations, just days before a nationwide ban on sales of its security software was set to take effect.

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Microsoft To Pour Millions into Partner Incentives, Azure and Security in FY2025

Microsoft's inaugural MCAPS Start for Partners event took place this week, marking the beginning of its fiscal 2025.

New Microsoft Security Releases Aim To Smooth the Road to Zero Trust

IT teams often juggle multiple tools to monitor and maintain the security of their environments. Two new products released by Microsoft this week aim to consolidate their toolboxes and help organizations achieve zero trust faster.

Antitrust Worries Pull Microsoft from OpenAI's Board: Report

In a move likely meant to assuage antitrust regulators' concerns, Microsoft on Wednesday stepped down from its role as a non-voting OpenAI board member.

Microsoft, IBM Partner on Enterprise Cloud Security

Another partnership agreement between IBM and Microsoft promises to extend the reach of the latter's cloud security portfolio.

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Microsoft Makes Dynamics 365 Contact Center Generally Available

As promised, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, a standalone contact-center-as-a-service product with Copilot AI capabilities, became generally available on Monday.

Microsoft-OpenAI Deal's Cloud Terms Spark Another EU Antitrust Probe

Competition watchdogs in Europe have begun an inquiry into whether the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership has been structured in such a way as to stifle competition.

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News Publisher Accuses Microsoft, OpenAI of Copyright 'Exploitation'

Microsoft and OpenAI have been sued by the nonprofit publisher of Mother Jones, the latest volley in the ongoing fight between generative AI firms and the news industry.

Copilot Gets Own Category in Microsoft's 2024 Partner of the Year Awards

The results of this year's Microsoft Partner of the Year awards were announced this week with two new categories that signal exactly what Microsoft thinks its partners should be prioritizing.

EU Presses Forward with Microsoft Teams Antitrust Probe Despite Unbundling

Antitrust allegations related to Teams continue to dog Microsoft in the European Union.

Microsoft's Copilot Efforts Propel It to Top of BI Leaderboard

Microsoft is the runaway leader of the analytics/business intelligence (ABI) product space, according to data from research firm Gartner.

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Feds Take a Hammer to Security Software Firm Kaspersky

Starting this fall, sales of all Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity and antivirus software will be banned in the United States.

SharePoint News Connectors Getting the Axe

A capability that enabled admins to make new SharePoint content viewable within Microsoft Teams will be phased out starting next month.

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MSPs Missing Out on 'Continuous Compliance' Benefits: Report

Compliance services are good for partners to have in their portfolio, but "continuous compliance" services would be even better.

Security and ROI Worries Blocking Orgs from Wider AI Adoption

Two recent reports from research firm Gartner indicate that businesses are as wary of generative AI as they are keen to use it.