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2026-09-06NewCalifornia's CPPA Regulations: ADMT by 1 January 2027, Risk-Assessment Submissions by 1 April 2028California's CPPA rules: ADMT duties from 1 January 2027 and risk-assessment filings by 1 April 2028. What a Microsoft 365 business needs ready.CompliancePrivacyMicrosoft PurviewCCPA2026-09-06New.NET 8 Reaches End of Support on 10 November 2026: The Upgrade Path to .NET 10 on Azure.NET 8 and .NET 9 both lose Microsoft support on 10 November 2026. What Azure App Service and Functions do next, and how to plan the move to .NET 10.AzureLifecycleApplication ModernizationDeveloper2026-09-06NewExchange Server 2016 and 2019 Are Out of Support: Exchange Server SE, and the EWS Block on 1 October 2026Exchange 2016 and 2019 lost support on 14 October 2025, ESU ends October 2026, and EWS calls to Exchange Online are blocked from 1 October 2026.Exchange ServerLifecycleMigrationExchange Online2026-09-06NewMicrosoft 365 and Entra Price and Packaging Changes in 2026: The Dates, What Moves, and What to Check Before Your RenewalMicrosoft 365 prices rose 1 July 2026 and packaging changed by 1 August. What moved, what Entra and E7 cost now, and what to check before your renewal.Microsoft 365LicensingPricingCost Optimization2026-09-06NewNYDFS Part 500: the 15 April 2027 certification, and the Microsoft 365 evidence you should be collecting nowThe NYDFS certification due 15 April 2027 covers all of 2026. What 23 NYCRR 500 asks for, and the Microsoft 365 evidence to collect before the year ends.ComplianceSecurityNYDFSMicrosoft 3652026-09-06NewOffice 2016 and 2019 Are Out of Support, Office 2021 Ends on 13 October 2026: Moving to Microsoft 365 Apps Without Breaking AnythingOffice 2016 and 2019 lost support in October 2025 and Office 2021 ends 13 October 2026. Your options and a safe order of work for Microsoft 365 Apps.Microsoft 365LicensingLifecycleDeadlines2026-09-06NewSQL Server 2016 End of Support: ESU, Upgrade, or Azure SQLSQL Server 2016 lost support on 14 July 2026. Compare ESU through Azure Arc to July 2029, an upgrade to SQL Server 2022 or 2025, and Azure SQL.SQL ServerLifecycleAzureMigration2026-09-06NewWindows 10 ESU Year One Ends on 13 October 2026: The Windows 11 Readiness Plan for Small and Mid-Size BusinessesWindows 10 commercial ESU year one ends 13 October 2026. What to upgrade, what to bridge, and the order of work for a Windows 11 move in five weeks.Windows 11LifecycleIntuneSecurity2026-09-06NewWindows Server 2012 R2 Extended Security Updates End on 13 October 2026Windows Server 2012 R2 Extended Security Updates end on 13 October 2026, in Azure too. What stops, what the risk is, and the paths still open.Windows ServerLifecycleAzure MigrationSecurity2026-09-06NewWindows Server 2016 End of Support on 12 January 2027: Upgrade, Migrate or Buy ESUWindows Server 2016 loses support on 12 January 2027. What stops, how ESU works now Azure is no longer free for it, and how to plan the upgrade.Windows ServerAzureLicensingMigration2026-08-30NewThe Microsoft 365 Business 300-License Limit: What Microsoft Says vs. What a CSP Actually SeesIs the Microsoft 365 Business 300-license cap per subscription or per tenant? What Microsoft's docs say vs. what a Tier-1 CSP sees in a real tenant in 2026.Microsoft 365LicensingCSP2026-08-30NewWhy Our Prices Are Not the Lowest You'll FindIT Partner quote look too high? What the number pays for: senior engineers with a stake in your outcome, Microsoft partner costs, insurance, a published SLA.PricingTransparency2026-08-30NewWhy Our Prices Can Be This LowQuote from IT Partner look too low to be real? What's behind the number: 20 years of Microsoft projects, automation, supervised AI — and what we didn't cut.PricingTransparency2026-08-08NewThe Website Took Days to Build. So Why Did It Take 20 Years?A founder's account of two decades of website embarrassment, the AI-assisted rebuild of o365hq.com — 2,193 routes, live Microsoft CSP pricing, an AI-ready platform shipped in one implementation day — and why the fastest project needed the strictest honesty rules.AI/CopilotBehind the scenes2026-06-169 Easy and Smart Ways to Enhance Security with Microsoft 365 Business PremiumMicrosoft 365 Business Premium remains one of the strongest security bundles for small and midsize businesses in 2026. It combines productivity apps,…Microsoft 365Cloud SecurityCybersecurityMicrosoft Defender2026-06-169 Myths About Going to the Cloud with Microsoft 365 in 2026Moving to the cloud is no longer just a project to move mailboxes or virtual machines. In 2026, Microsoft 365 can help organizations improve security,…Microsoft 365Cloud SecurityMicrosoft Teamsentra id2026-06-16Microsoft Entra app registrations and third-party integrations in tenant-to-tenant migrationsIn a Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration, mailboxes and files are only part of the story. Identity-integrated apps, enterprise applications, SSO,…Microsoft 365Microsoft Entra IDMigrationSecurity2026-06-16Microsoft Entra ID guest accounts tenant-to-tenant migrationGuest accounts are often the hidden complexity in a Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration. In 2026, the right approach is not to “move” Microsoft Entra…Microsoft 365Microsoft Entra IDMigrationSecurity2026-06-16Microsoft Entra ID user accounts and groups tenant-to-tenant migrationMicrosoft Entra ID user and group objects cannot simply be “moved” from one Microsoft 365 tenant to another. In a 2026 tenant-to-tenant migration,…Microsoft 365Microsoft Entra IDMigrationSecurity2026-06-16Accessibility in Microsoft 365: Inclusive Collaboration for 2026Accessibility is not a special-case feature set—it is part of modern productivity. Microsoft 365, Teams, Windows 11, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Copilot…accessibilityMicrosoft 365Microsoft TeamsWindows 112026-06-16Accessibility in Microsoft Teams: Inclusive Collaboration in 2026Microsoft Teams has evolved from a chat and meeting app into an inclusive collaboration hub. With the right user settings, meeting options, and admin…Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft 365accessibilityCompliance2026-06-16Adobe Acrobat Sign + Power Apps Integration for E-Signature AutomationModern Power Apps and Power Automate workflows can generate signature-ready documents from SharePoint, Dataverse, or Dynamics 365 data, send them through…powerappspowerautomateSharePointSecurity2026-06-16NewWhat Is Agent Governance and Why Your Business Needs It in 2026Learn how to govern Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 agents with controls for identity, permissions, data access, monitoring, and kill switches.CopilotAISecurityMicrosoft 3652026-06-16NewAI Security: Reduce Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent RiskReduce Copilot and agent risk by fixing oversharing, app consent, connectors, and Microsoft 365 permissions before broad rollout.AI/CopilotSecurityMicrosoft 365