Windows Team revamp Windows Insider Program Microsoft is introducing new Experimental and Beta channels that separate risky builds from stable ones, while also giving testers a clearer path to try features before they ship. You can read the full verbose version in the Windows Insider Blog Current Insider Option Exiting Windows Insider options New options New look and options. Microsoft is giving the Windows Insider Program its biggest reset in years.

Windows Team revamp Windows Insider Program

Microsoft is introducing new Experimental and Beta channels that separate risky builds from stable ones, while also giving testers a clearer path to try features before they ship. You can read the full verbose version in the Windows Insider Blog Current…

Microsoft Teams Adds AI Video Recaps to Meetings Microsoft has started rolling out a new preview feature in Teams that feels like it will land well with almost everyone who deals with long meetings or has to miss / follow meetings a lot! AI‑powered video recaps are now available in Public Preview, turning full meeting recordings into short, digestible highlight reels. Roadmap ID 558540. This builds on the text based recaps and audio recap feature and provides new way of quickly catching up on a meeting you need to refer back to that you could attend.

Microsoft Teams Adds AI Video Recaps to Meetings

Microsoft has started rolling out a new preview feature in Teams that feels like it will land well with almost everyone who deals with long meetings or has to miss / follow meetings a lot! AI‑powered video recaps are now available in Public Preview,…

Microsoft Researcher: Critique vs Council explained. Copilot Researcher agent, a deep research agent that is part of M365 Copilot has just received a major update that makes it the first of its kind multi modal researcher raising the bar for accuracy, depth and confidence with its multi-modal approach and "Critique and Council" capabilities. This update is part of the the Wave 3 update of Microsoft 365 Copilot…

Microsoft Researcher: Critique vs Council explained.

Copilot Researcher agent, a deep research agent that is part of M365 Copilot has just received a major update that makes it the first of its kind multi modal researcher raising the bar for accuracy, depth and confidence with its multi-modal…

Cisco to acquire Galileo Tech Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Galileo Technologies, a fast‑growing AI‑observability startup founded in 2021 by alumni from Google, Uber AI, and Apple. The deal is expected to close in Q4 of Cisco’s FY2026 (ending July). Why are Cisco acquiring Galileo? This will help Cisco to further strengthen Splunk’s position as the enterprise standard for monitoring, evaluating, and securing AI agents…

Cisco to acquire Galileo Tech

Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Galileo Technologies, a fast‑growing AI‑observability startup founded in 2021 by alumni from Google, Uber AI, and Apple. The deal is expected to close in Q4 of Cisco’s FY2026 (ending July). Why are Cisco acquiring Galileo?…

Creating Custom Skills in Cowork Microsoft added "Cowork" to the Frontier preview at the end of March 2026 after giving MVPs a sneak peak in Seattle the week before. I’ve been experimenting with it through our Microsoft 365 Copilot licences at work, as well as on my demo environment, both of which are enrolled in the Frontier programme, and while it’s early days, it’s already proving handy for a bunch of small but meaningful tasks and it's been fun exploring some of the things it can do.

Creating Custom Skills in Cowork

Microsoft added "Cowork" to the Frontier preview at the end of March 2026 after giving MVPs a sneak peak in Seattle the week before. I’ve been experimenting with it through our Microsoft 365 Copilot licences at work, as well as on my demo environment, both of which…

Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA Cisco has announced a major expansion of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, enabling large enterprises to move AI projects from pilot to production in weeks instead of months. The framework spans data centers to edge sites, integrating security from the start. This partnership positions Cisco as a key player in secure, large-scale AI infrastructure deployment. Expanding AI from Core to Edge…

Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA

Cisco has announced a major expansion of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, enabling large enterprises to move AI projects from pilot to production in weeks instead of months. The framework spans data centers to edge sites, integrating security from the…

Copilot Cowork Walkthrough Guide Having got back from MVP Summit (aka the NDA event) at the end of March and seeing the work Microsoft have been doing around the Anthropic powered Copilot CoWork experience in M365 Copilot, I wanted to blog my first experience now that this is in Public Preview as part of the Frontier Programme. Enabling CoWork In order to enable Cowork in your M365 tenant, your IT team will have needed to have enabled a few things.

Copilot Cowork Walkthrough Guide

Having got back from MVP Summit (aka the NDA event) at the end of March and seeing the work Microsoft have been doing around the Anthropic powered Copilot CoWork experience in M365 Copilot, I wanted to blog my first experience now that this is in Public Preview as…

Copilot Cowork now in Frontier preview Yes... Microsoft has quietly launched Copilot Cowork into the Frontier (preview) programme, opening early access their new agentic side of Microsoft M365 Copilot that doesn’t just answer questions - it takes action, coordinates steps, and follows through across your files and apps This will roll out in the USA first so you may need to wait a bit before it shows up.

Copilot Cowork now in Frontier preview

Yes... Microsoft has quietly launched Copilot Cowork into the Frontier (preview) programme, opening early access their new agentic side of Microsoft M365 Copilot that doesn’t just answer questions - it takes action, coordinates steps, and follows through…

Agent 365 Explained – The Identity and Governance Layer for AI Agents When Microsoft first unveiled Agent 365 at Ignite in November 2025, it felt like the beginning of the next phase of agent readiness – the moment where “agents” stopped being a developer experiment and started becoming a first‑class citizen inside Microsoft 365. Until now, other than a early version available to test for organisations enrolled in the frontier (early access) program, the details around how it will actually work have been thin, the roadmap in-complete and leaving us guessing, and the commercial pricing model missing entirely!

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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 3 Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 3 is the latest "version/release update" of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which introduces agentic AI capabilities through Copilot Cowork to execute multi-step tasks across Microsoft 365 apps. Wave 1 was the initial introduction of Copilot in Microsoft's Office apps, with Copilot sitting along side your documents, emails, and presentations. Wave 2 expanded Copilot across Microsoft's ecosystem, with new collaboration experiences and tools like Copilot Studio, expanded models and deeper integration across Microsoft 365 along with new first party agents like Researcher and Analyst as well as the Agent Builder in Copilot Chat.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 3

Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 3 is the latest "version/release update" of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which introduces agentic AI capabilities through Copilot Cowork to execute multi-step tasks across Microsoft 365 apps. Wave 1 was the initial introduction of Copilot in…

Cisco Desk Pro G2 now Teams Certified

Cisco's new Desk Pro G2 desk device which was annouced at ISE and Cisco Live this year is now certified for Teams Rooms The Desk Pro G2 is a 27" 4K touch collaboration display with dual 4K, 48MP cameras, which include a 105° wide‑angle lens for capturing up to…

Microsoft 365 E7 Explained – The new “AI Frontier Suite” Today marks one of the biggest shifts in Microsoft’s productivity and security stack since the launch of Microsoft 365 E5 back in 2015. Microsoft has officially unveiled Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite, a new top‑tier offering designed for organisations that are ready to operationalise AI across their entire digital estate – not just experiment with it. For months, the industry has been buzzing with rumours about a new top‑tier Microsoft 365 SKU.

Microsoft 365 E7 Explained – The new “AI Frontier Suite”

Today marks one of the biggest shifts in Microsoft’s productivity and security stack since the launch of Microsoft 365 E5 back in 2015. Microsoft has officially unveiled Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite, a new top‑tier offering designed…

GPT‑5.4 Thinking rolling out in Microsoft 365 Copilot Hot on the heels of GPT‑5.3 released this week, which I covered in my last blog – Microsoft is now rolling out support for GPT‑5.4 Thinking to Copilot Studio early release environments and to Microsoft 365 Copilot users with priority access, with standard access following shortly. Where GPT‑5.3 focused on speed, stability, and quality, GPT‑5.4 Thinking goes deeper. This release strengthens Copilot’s ability to reason, plan, and work through complex tasks with far more structure and far less prompting.

GPT‑5.4 Thinking rolling out in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Hot on the heels of GPT‑5.3 released this week, which I covered in my last blog – Microsoft is now rolling out support for GPT‑5.4 Thinking to Copilot Studio early release environments and to Microsoft 365 Copilot users with priority access,…

Apple Raised the Stakes – How Microsoft Should Respond with a new Surface Go Apple has just reset the entry-level laptop conversation by announcing premium looking MacBook which starts at just $599 (£599 UK). Whilst not a comparison in terms of specs, it will make people look twice... At a time where Windows device are coming under more pressure than ever, Apple have done what Surface tried to do a few years back with Surface Go range (which I was very fond of) because premium at value prices are great at reseting buyer expectations especially across consumer and education markets.

Apple Raised the Stakes – How Microsoft Should Respond with a new Surface Go

Apple has just reset the entry-level laptop conversation by announcing premium looking MacBook which starts at just $599 (£599 UK). Whilst not a comparison in terms of specs, it will make people look twice... At a time…

Microsoft Rolling Out GPT‑5.3 Instant to Microsoft 365 Copilot Users Microsoft has started rolling out OpenAI’s GPT‑5.3 Instant across Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio, bringing a noticeable upgrade in speed, clarity, and task‑aligned responses. This update is now live for users with priority access and is gradually reaching all Copilot environments. What does GPT-5.3 Bring? GPT‑5.3 Instant is designed to improve the quality and usefulness of everyday interactions and builds on the success (and user feedback) over 5.2.

Microsoft Rolling Out GPT‑5.3 Instant to Microsoft 365 Copilot Users

Microsoft has started rolling out OpenAI’s GPT‑5.3 Instant across Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio, bringing a noticeable upgrade in speed, clarity, and task‑aligned responses. This update is now live for users with…

Why Context is the Most Valuable Layer in Enterprise AI If you’ve been following Microsoft’s AI story over the last few months and especially if you have attended any of Microsoft's city hopping AI Tours, you’ll have noticed a subtle but important shift in their messaging. 😁 Yes, Copilot is everywhere.😁 Yes, agents are becoming a core part of the narrative.😁 Microsoft 365 Copilot is not a product play, it is about platform strength.

Microsoft say that the Enterprise AI race will not be won by bigger, smarter models alone. Context is the layer that turns AI into real business value - and most organisations are missing it.

Windows 365 Devices: ASUS, Dell, and Microsoft Expand the Cloud PC Ecosystem Microsoft’s Cloud PC vision took another confident step forward this week with the introduction of two new Windows 365‑powered mini PCs from ASUS and Dell – compact, secure, cloud‑first devices designed to boot straight into a Windows 365 Cloud PC. These join Microsoft’s own Windows 365 Link, the first dedicated Cloud PC device launched back in 2025, and together they signal a maturing category that’s starting to look genuinely ready for mainstream enterprise adoption.

Windows 365 Devices: ASUS, Dell, and Microsoft Expand the Cloud PC Ecosystem

Microsoft’s Cloud PC vision took another confident step forward this week with the introduction of two new Windows 365‑powered mini PCs from ASUS and Dell – compact, secure, cloud‑first devices designed to boot straight…

Ways to Build Agents: Nube to Pro Whilst at Microsoft's AI Tour this week, I was asked my many people, the difference between building agents in AI Builder (in the Copilot App), Copilot Studio and Azure AI (and Foundry) when it comes to creating agents at work. As such, I thought I'd dop a quick (high-level non-techy) post on the differences and when you might build in each platform.

Ways to Build Agents: Nube to Pro

Whilst at Microsoft's AI Tour this week, I was asked my many people, the difference between building agents in AI Builder (in the Copilot App), Copilot Studio and Azure AI (and Foundry) when it comes to creating agents at work. As such, I thought I'd dop a quick…

What are Microsoft 365’s New AI Watermarks? Microsoft is soon rolling out a new AI watermarking policy across Microsoft 365 - and while the headlines make it sound dramatic, the real story is more nuanced. The change is part of a broader push toward transparency in AI-generated content, and it’s one that will matter increasingly as organisations scale their use of Copilot across documents, audio, and soon video.

What are Microsoft 365’s New AI Watermarks?

Microsoft is soon rolling out a new AI watermarking policy across Microsoft 365 - and while the headlines make it sound dramatic, the real story is more nuanced. The change is part of a broader push toward transparency in AI-generated content, and it’s…

Are you leaking company data to non-sanctioned AI Apps? We repeatedly hear stories around personal and corporate data being leaked on the web through the un-sanctioned use of consumer grade AI tools like Grok, ChatGPT and others. A report last week revealed how data from a popular AI App "Ask AI" leaked huge amounts of personal data from people's phones. last year, another incident involving X's Grok - with Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results.

Are you leaking company data to non-sanctioned AI Apps?

We repeatedly hear stories around personal and corporate data being leaked on the web through the un-sanctioned use of consumer grade AI tools like Grok, ChatGPT and others. A report last week revealed how data from a popular AI App "Ask AI"…

Microsoft AI Tour London

Morning all. I'll be at the AI Tour in London today talking and showcasing two of my favourite Microsoft technology areas. Copilot+PCs and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Dropby the device booth to say hello, the Copilot stand or register for my short (and first) Lightening Talk on…

AI Prompting Guide: Get Better Results with Copilot and ChatGPT Generative AI is now woven into the way we work both at work and home. Whether you’re drafting content, analysing data, or simply trying to get unstuck, tools like Microsoft Copilot can be transformative - but only if you give them the right instructions. Great prompts lead to great outcomes. Weak prompts lead to generic, vague, or unusable results. And in a world where AI is becoming a core productivity skill (almost like Internet search was in the late 90s), knowing…

AI Prompting Guide: Get Better Results with Copilot and ChatGPT

Generative AI is now woven into the way we work both at work and home. Whether you’re drafting content, analysing data, or simply trying to get unstuck, tools like Microsoft Copilot can be transformative - but only if you give them…

Microsoft Expands Copilot Connectors: What the New Integrations Mean for Microsoft 365 and Enterprise AI Microsoft has expanded the Copilot Connector catalog with 35 new connectors so Microsoft 365 Copilot can reach many more external systems and data sources directly, with new developer tooling and enterprise controls to keep governance front and centre. This wave includes a General Availability release of new connectors and tools to validate connector readiness.

Microsoft Expands Copilot Connectors: What the New Integrations Mean for Microsoft 365 and Enterprise AI

Microsoft has expanded the Copilot Connector catalog with 35 new connectors so Microsoft 365 Copilot can reach many more external systems and data sources directly, with new developer tooling…

Is AI Forcing the Network conversation organisations have been avoiding? Artificial intelligence is no longer just changing applications – it’s exposing the limits of enterprise network infrastructure. In their Q2 earnings report, Cisco’s leadership team described the current campus refresh cycle as “the top of the first inning”, signalling a long‑term shift in how organisations should think about "networking in an AI‑driven world." The networks many enterprises rely on today were never designed for AI workloads.

Is AI Forcing the Network conversation organisations have been avoiding?

Artificial intelligence is no longer just changing applications – it’s exposing the limits of enterprise network infrastructure. In their Q2 earnings report, Cisco’s leadership team described the current campus refresh cycle…

What are Copilot connectors? A Copilot connector is the plumbing that brings your organisation’s external content into Microsoft 365 so Copilot can ground answers in real, company-specific data. Practically speaking, a connector extracts or fetches items from a third‑party system (files, tickets, PRs, CRM records, etc.), indexes those items into the Microsoft Graph, and makes them available to Copilot and Microsoft Search under your tenant’s security and governance rules.

What are Copilot connectors?

A Copilot connector is the plumbing that brings your organisation’s external content into Microsoft 365 so Copilot can ground answers in real, company-specific data. Practically speaking, a connector extracts or fetches items from a third‑party system (files, tickets,…

Cisco updates contract terms in Response to Market Volatility Cisco’s recent update to partner contract terms, prompted by rising memory prices, has caught attention across the partner and customer community. Of course any change that vendors make that has potential to impact pricing protection or order certainty will get the channel talking. But taken in context - and with Cisco’s own commentary in mind - this looks less like a shift in philosophy and more like a pragmatic response to a market that remains anything but stable.

Cisco updates contract terms in Response to Market Volatility

Cisco’s recent update to partner contract terms, prompted by rising memory prices, has caught attention across the partner and customer community. Of course any change that vendors make that has potential to impact pricing protection or…

Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: AI‑Ready Networking Innovations to reshape Enterprise Infrastructure Whilst I wasn't able to make it this year, Cisco Live Amsterdam was full of announcements and updates to their core products sets. Whilst there were meaningful updates to the Webex suite, the majority of updates were very much centered on Cisco's core - the network. The message to customers and partners goes back to their roots "the network is now the backbone of the AI era…

I had FOMO this year not being at @Cisco live with the rest of #TeamCisilion but enjoyed catching up on some of posts and live streams.

Was great to see Cisco really defining their role in AI Ready Secure Networking. Here's my highlights.

What were yours? #CiscoLive

2026 Role‑Based training for Microsoft 365 Copilot users I’m a huge believer in role‑based learning because it gives people practical, relevant ways to bring AI into the work they already do. Wherever you are on your Copilot journey – curious beginner or confident user – these sessions can help you, your team mates or your friends understand how to get the best from Copilot in your line or work.

2026 Role‑Based training for Microsoft 365 Copilot users

I’m a huge believer in role‑based learning because it gives people practical, relevant ways to bring AI into the work they already do. Wherever you are on your Copilot journey – curious beginner or confident user – these sessions can help…

The AI Codex Moment – Why the Coding Models Became Front‑Page News The last week has felt like a turning point in the AI landscape. Not because of a single product launch, but because two of the biggest players in the industry effectively declared that the next frontier isn’t chat, search, or reasoning. It’s agentic coding. It's the potential to change the landscape of SaaS applications really quickly (especially for SMBs) which has caused the world to wobble a bit.

The AI Codex Moment – Why the Coding Models Became Front‑Page News

The last week has felt like a turning point in the AI landscape. Not because of a single product launch, but because two of the biggest players in the industry effectively declared that the next frontier isn’t chat, search, or…

Create Agents in One-Click from your OneDrive  Microsoft has now made it possible to create grounded knowledge “agents” directly from OneDrive. If you’ve not seen this yet, it allows you to select up to 20 OneDrive for Business files and create an agent you can use to ask natural‑language questions across all of those documents at once. You can even share it with others to use. …

Create Agents in One-Click from your OneDrive 

Microsoft has now made it possible to create grounded knowledge “agents” directly from OneDrive. If you’ve not seen this yet, it allows you to select up to 20 OneDrive for Business files and create an agent you can use to ask natural‑language…