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M365 customers should explore alternatives, plan to dicker as prices hikes loom — analysts

Microsoft’s announcement this week of higher subscription costs follows the company’s decision last month to end volume discounts on products such as Microsoft 365.

By Matthew Finnegan

Dec 5, 20253 mins

MicrosoftMicrosoft 365Office Suites

With Workspace Studio, Google wants workers to build their own AI agents

By Matthew Finnegan

Dec 5, 20254 mins

Generative AIGoogle WorkspaceOffice Suites

How to collaborate in Google Drive (and Docs, Sheets, and Slides)

By Howard Wen

Dec 4, 202525 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGoogle WorkspaceSmall and Medium Business

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

By Gyana Swain

Dec 1, 20256 mins

EncryptionGovernmentGovernment IT

Articles

M365 Copilot data processing goes local to meet sovereignty demands

Microsoft will process M365 Copilot prompts and responses locally in 15 countries as part of its growing commitment to digital sovereignty.

By Matthew Finnegan

Nov 5, 2025 3 mins

Data PrivacyGenerative AIMicrosoft 365

Office sandbox file security to disappear from enterprise Windows by late 2027, Microsoft confirms

Microsoft Defender Application Guard’s Hyper-V malicious detection is being abandoned in favor of a faster rules-based design.

By John E. Dunn

Nov 5, 2025 4 mins

Anti MalwareComplianceMicrosoft Office

Microsoft Forms cheat sheet: How to get started

Online forms are an excellent way to conduct research, collect feedback, test knowledge, and more. Here’s how to use Microsoft Forms to create surveys, feedback forms, quizzes, and other interactive forms.

By Shimon Brathwaite

Oct 30, 2025 23 mins

BusinessMicrosoft 365Small and Medium Business

M365 Copilot now lets you build apps and agents with natural language prompts

Microsoft is adding more functionality from its Copilot Studio low-code/no-code builder tool into the Microsoft 365 Copilot for business users.

By Matthew Finnegan

Oct 28, 2025 4 mins

Generative AIMicrosoftMicrosoft 365

5 signs that you need a technology refresh

Sticking with older technologies can inhibit your business from achieving its broader objectives. Outdated or unsupported technologies are more vulnerable to cyberattacks, and they stifle productivity and business process efficiency. How do you know if it’s time for a technology refresh? There are five clear indicators.

By Constantine von Hoffman

Mar 26, 2020 3 mins

MicrosoftMicrosoft 365Small and Medium Business

Microsoft sued in Australia over alleged deceptive Copilot bundling

Australia’s competition regulator alleges Microsoft misled 2.7 million users by hiding cheaper Microsoft 365 plans without Copilot, raising global concerns over AI transparency.

By Gyana Swain

Oct 27, 2025 6 mins

MarketsMicrosoft OfficeTechnology Industry

How to curb hallucinations in Copilot (and other genAI tools)

Generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot make stuff up all the time. Here’s how to rein in those lying tendencies and make better use of the tools.

By Preston Gralla

Oct 23, 2025 16 mins

Generative AIMicrosoftMicrosoft 365

Microsoft now lets workers bring personal Copilot to work

It’s more ‘bring your own license’ than ‘bring your own AI,’ says one analyst, as employees gain access to Copilot features at work without the data security concerns.

By Matthew Finnegan

Oct 3, 2025 4 mins

Generative AIMicrosoftMicrosoft 365

9 fast fixes for common Google Docs problems

Knock down distressing Docs issues in no time with these easy-to-implement, expert-approved solutions.

By JR Raphael

Oct 2, 2025 15 mins

GoogleGoogle WorkspaceOffice Suites

Microsoft Planner cheat sheet: How to get started

Planner gives Microsoft 365 users a built-in task-management tool that small teams can use to track plans, tasks, and progress. Here’s our guide to using Planner on the web and within Microsoft Teams.

By Jonathan Hassell

Oct 1, 2025 21 mins

Microsoft 365Microsoft OfficeSmall and Medium Business

Austrian Armed Forces switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice

The switch to open source is being done to strengthen the country's technological autonomy.

By Viktor Eriksson

Sep 30, 2025 2 mins

Microsoft OfficeOffice SuitesOpen Source

A European alternative to M365? Nextcloud looks to capitalize on digital sovereignty interest

The German productivity and collaboration software firm is prepping an open-source, digitally sovereign competitor to popular SaaS products like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

By Matthew Finnegan

Sep 30, 2025 6 mins

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsMicrosoft 365