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Microsoft is enhancing how SaaS-based applications are secured and protected with the latest updates to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM). SSPM updates and other enhancements to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps improves the discovery of these apps, provides visibility into the usage of credentials, can examine app-to-app data connections, helps …

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The latest Windows 11 release is now available bringing the OpenAI ChatGPT and other features into the Windows experience. The new release brings the Bing Chat, powered by the OpenAI GPT foundations, directly into the Start Menu and search box. This release also adds Phone Link support for iOS devices, expanded Phone Link capabilities for …

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After operating the Yammer platform and brand for more than a decade, Microsoft is saying goodbye to the Yammer brand and transitioning over to the Microsoft Viva Engage brand. The existing Yammer apps and services will remain, but starting in March will begin to be branded as Viva Engage. The Viva Engage platform will then …

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Microsoft’s Viva Sales experience is getting updated with GPT capabilities to change the seller experience. Viva Sales is designed to bring more of the sales experience into tools like Outlook helping track customers, actions, notes, and details with many actions only needing a single click. Viva Sales supports the Dynamics 365 tools as well as …

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The advanced and premium capabilities of Microsoft Teams are now available. Teams Premium, an add-on license to Teams, is designed to enhance meeting experiences. One of the major features in the Premium release is the new Intelligent Recap feature. This feature uses the OpenAI GPT capabilities to review the meeting transcript, generate notes and tasks …

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The U.S. company will invest in Costa Rica – hiring experienced technology resources as well as technology career graduates with no prior experience and thus supporting their professional development. Serverless Solutions arrives on Costa Rican soil to provide professional services in implementing and managing cloud solutions, which support digital transformation for small and medium-sized companies in Texas, …

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Bing and Edge are both gaining new OpenAI capabilities to expand how search experiences happen. The new experience will combine the OpenAI GPT 3 models with the Microsoft Prometheus models allowing more natural questions and responses. The search results will provide a chat box on the side to help refine any results and expand on …

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OpenAI capabilities like ChatGPT are now part of the Azure platform. OpenAI and Microsoft have brought the OpenAI APIs into Azure providing the power of tools like ChatGPT with the protection, controls, and security of the Azure platform. This allows organizations to build solutions that use the power of ChatGPT without their data being used …

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Microsoft and OpenAI are extending their partnership with a multi-billion-dollar investment across several years. Microsoft has been an investor in OpenAI for several years and is now extending the partnership. The latest expansion of the partnership is focused in three main areas. First, Microsoft will increase investments in AI supercomputing systems to support both the …

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Microsoft is expanding with new solutions in hollow core fiber (HCF) with the acquisition of Lumenisity Limited. The HCF capabilities will be integrated into the Microsoft cloud platforms. Lumenisity’s technologies offer greater fiber speeds, enhanced security, and longer distance deployments. Additional information on the acquisition and the Lumenisity HCF technologies can be found here.  Why …

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