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Google Sets Multicloud Standard with Zero Egress Fees in EU and UK, Pressuring Microsoft and AWS

Google Cloud has eliminated data transfer fees for organizations running workloads across multiple cloud providers in the European Union and the United Kingdom, a move that goes well beyond the EU...

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Ai Governance · Azure Openai

SSMS 22 Preview 1 Ships Without Copilot as Microsoft Pivots to GitHub Integration

Database administrators who depend on AI assistance inside SQL Server Management Studio will find the first public preview of SSMS 22 conspicuously silent: Microsoft has confirmed it will ship...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Accessibility · Accuracy

UK Trade Department's M365 Copilot Trial Exposes Gap Between User Love and Hard ROI

The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published the results of a three-month pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the findings are a masterclass in cautious optimism. 72% of users said...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Agent 365 · Cloud Billing

Leaked Plans Show Microsoft Folding Copilot Add-Ons Into $30 Seat, Shifting Hefty Usage to Credits

Microsoft is engineering a dramatic reshaping of its Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing strategy that will slash the effective per-user cost for many enterprises while seeding a consumption-based billing...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Ai In Education · Ai Regulation

Microsoft Unleashes Free Copilot for Students at White House Tech Summit as Musk Boycotts

Microsoft dropped a bombshell at the White House’s tech summit on September 4, 2025: free access to Microsoft 365 Personal – including the AI-powered Copilot – for all U.S. college students for...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Ai In Education · Ai In Government

Microsoft’s $3.1B GSA Pact Delivers Free Copilot and Mass AI Training to Government and Schools

Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet in the race to embed AI across the public sector, announcing a sweeping, multi-year commitment that fuses government procurement reform with a massive education...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Admin Center · Agent 365

Microsoft Plans Copilot Price Cut: Bundling Role-Based AI at $30 Per User

Microsoft is poised to overhaul how it charges businesses for Copilot, scrapping the $20 per-user monthly add-on for role-based AI assistants and folding them directly into its core Microsoft 365...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Ai Governance · Ai Training

Microsoft Pours ZAR 5.4bn into South Africa’s Cloud and AI – Can Governance Keep Pace?

Microsoft has committed an additional ZAR 5.4 billion to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa, anchoring a broader strategy that combines hyperscale data centres, nationwide...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago
Ai Governance · Ai In Government

Inside the OneGov Pact: How Microsoft's $3.1B Federal Offer Reshapes Government IT

The General Services Administration surprised Washington on September 2, 2025, by announcing a landmark OneGov agreement with Microsoft that immediately rewrites the economics of federal IT. The deal...

AI AI & Copilot Desk·45w ago