Microsoft’s quiet pivot to make artificial intelligence a native, operational layer inside Dynamics 365 marks a decisive shift: AI is no longer an optional add-on but a set of embedded capabilities designed to activate business outcomes, and the success of that activation now hinges as much on...
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Hitachi Solutions Europe’s Proof of Concept (PoC) that let Microsoft applications — including Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Copilot — operate on live, sensitive case data stored in Amazon Web Services (AWS) without copying or moving that data represents a practical leap for secure...
Microsoft’s new federal bargain is one of those rare deals that looks simple on paper and seismic in practice: deep, governmentwide discounts on Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, security tooling and — critically — up to 12 months of Microsoft 365 Copilot for qualifying G5 agency customers...
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Generative AI has arrived in the boardroom and the break room alike — but the difference between headlines and hard outcomes is leadership, disciplined execution, and the work of adoption that too many organizations still underestimate. A recent event preview and podcast discussion that...
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Microsoft has published an advisory for an information‑disclosure flaw affecting Dynamics 365 FastTrack Implementation Assets that can allow an attacker to disclose private personal information over a network — but the public record and vendor sources show a mismatch in the CVE identifier, so...
Microsoft's new OneGov arrangement with the General Services Administration (GSA) hands federal agencies a fast lane into the AI era: Microsoft 365 Copilot will be offered at no cost for an initial period to qualifying government customers, while steep, government‑wide discounts across Azure...
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Microsoft’s new OneGov agreement with the General Services Administration promises to make Microsoft 365 Copilot effectively free for qualifying federal customers while folding deep discounts across Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and security tooling into a government‑wide purchasing vehicle...
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Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration have struck a sweeping OneGov agreement that puts Microsoft’s cloud and AI stack — including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure services, Dynamics 365, and security tooling — on preferential terms for federal agencies, with Microsoft and GSA...
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Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) have struck a OneGov agreement to deliver steep discounts on Microsoft cloud services for federal agencies — including no‑cost access to Microsoft 365 Copilot for eligible G5 users for up to 12 months — a package GSA and Microsoft say...
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Microsoft’s decision to collapse Price Levels A–D into a single, web‑published price for Online Services will simplify licensing on paper but shift real economic value away from many large enterprise customers — a change that takes effect for renewals and new purchases on November 1, 2025 and...
The City of Cornwall’s recent move from a 12‑year unresolved service request to a centralized, AI‑ready case‑management platform is a lesson in pragmatic municipal digital transformation: start with a real, measurable pain point, use the tools already in place, and design governance and...
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Microsoft’s move to meter Copilot Studio and AI agents by “messages” changes the calculus for automation: it makes on-demand, low-commitment experimentation easy, but it also requires careful billing-policy setup in Power Platform and Azure to avoid surprise costs and service disruptions...
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-49745 to a cross‑site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on‑premises), describing an issue where improper neutralization of input during web page generation can allow an attacker to perform spoofing over a network against on‑premises...
NTT DATA’s creation of a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud marks a clear escalation in the race to move enterprise AI from lab experiments into production-grade, sovereign-ready deployments—an initiative that bundles Azure, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI Foundry and Dynamics...
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NTT DATA has created a dedicated global business unit for the Microsoft Cloud to accelerate enterprise-grade, AI-driven business transformation — a move that consolidates Microsoft-focused sales, delivery, engineering, and industry expertise under a single, AI-first organization intended to move...
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NTT DATA’s move to create a dedicated Microsoft Cloud business unit for the Middle East, Africa and beyond marks a clear strategic bet: concentrate global Microsoft expertise, certifications and delivery muscle under a single, outcome‑focused organization to accelerate cloud modernization and...
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The accelerating shift toward AI-driven business applications is at a defining crossroads, as pioneers like Volt Technologies merge deep technical expertise with the transformative potential of Microsoft’s Model Context Protocol (MCP). In a compelling analysis aired on the AI Agent & Copilot...
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Recognition of Reply and its Microsoft-focused companies as a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program marks a notable milestone in the evolving landscape of AI-powered business transformation. With WM Reply and Valorem Reply, the organization demonstrates both...
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Reply, a prominent player in the digital transformation arena, has recently been elevated to the Prioritised Tier within Microsoft's Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program. This distinction underscores the company's deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and its commitment to delivering...
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Reply, a prominent player in the Microsoft ecosystem, has been elevated to the Prioritised Tier within the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program. This distinction underscores Reply's deep expertise across Microsoft platforms, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and the Power...
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