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US Cloud Analysis Shows Microsoft’s Cascading 2025-2026 Price Increases–EA Tier Elimination, M365 Copilot Bundling, and Unified Support Escalation–Will Impose a Mandatory 25% Cost Increase on a Typical $10 Million Enterprise Agreement

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US Cloud’s analysis reveals that Microsoft’s pricing changes, including the elimination of EA tier discounts, mandatory Copilot bundling, and escalation of the Unified Support fee, will result in a 25% cost increase for a typical $10 million Enterprise Agreement by mid-2026. This “AI Tax” is attributed to Microsoft’s significant investment in AI infrastructure, despite uncertain ROI for many enterprises. US Cloud suggests software portfolio optimization and replacing Unified Support as strategies to mitigate these price hikes.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-cloud-analysis-shows-microsofts-cascading-20252026-price-increasesea-tier-elimination-m365-copilot-bundling-and-unified-support-escalationwill-impose-a-mandatory-25-cost-increase-on-a-typical-10-million-enterprise-agree-302708750.html

Microsoft Cowork: One Data Store for All Your M365 Assets

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Microsoft launched Cowork, a new Copilot AI tool, enhancing Microsoft 365's functionality with agentic AI through collaboration with Anthropic. Cowork is integrated into a new $99 E7 subscription, offering managed enterprise-grade experiences. It includes a context engine, Work IQ, to leverage data from Microsoft and other applications. Analysts note adoption may be slow due to existing E5 contracts. Cowork aims to optimize task management and collaboration in business workflows, although data security concerns remain.

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366639977/Microsoft-Cowork-One-data-store-for-all-your-M365-assets

Microsoft Reveals Copilot Cowork for M365 Enterprise Users

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Microsoft's Copilot Cowork automates tasks in Microsoft 365 using Work IQ, integrating with Anthropic's Claude for efficient meeting management and research. Targeted at enterprises, it enhances workflow coordination while ensuring security through compliance frameworks. The feature is in limited preview, with broader rollout planned for March 2026.

https://www.testingcatalog.com/microsoft-reveals-copilot-cowork-for-m365-users-to-rival-anthropic/

AI Won’t Break Microsoft 365. Your Security Backlog Will

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TLDR: AI attackers exploit existing configuration backlogs in Microsoft 365, targeting long-neglected security settings rather than zero-day vulnerabilities. With rapid deployment of AI technologies and common misconfigurations across tenants, risks escalate while defenders struggle to keep up, emphasizing the need for immediate action on known security gaps.

https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2026/02/ai-wont-break-microsoft-365-your.html

Is Microsoft 365 a Compliant EDRMS?

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Microsoft 365 can be used as an EDRMS if it complies with the Managing Digital Records in Systems Standard and the Minimum Recordkeeping Metadata Requirements Standard. Agencies must ensure information assets are protected, metadata is created, and information is accessible for the required duration. If M365 cannot be configured to meet these standards, integration with an EDRMS or saving information assets in an EDRMS is recommended.

https://archives.sa.gov.au/managing-information/Information-management/storing-information-assets/-is-microsoft-365-a-compliant-edrmsbusiness-system

Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot in Five Chapters

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Microsoft's guide on deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot shares insights from rolling it out to 300,000 employees. The guide covers governance, implementation strategies, driving adoption, and building support foundations. It emphasizes the importance of proper data handling and employee engagement in AI adoption, using structured licensing phases for efficient rollout. Key lessons include maintaining compliance with data regulations, optimizing license management, and the significance of clear communication during the implementation process. Overall, the guide serves as a blueprint for organizations aiming to harness AI for productivity.

https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/deploying-microsoft-365-copilot-in-five-chapters/

Microsoft Brings AI-powered Investigations to Security Teams

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Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations launched, enabling efficient security investigations (e.g., data breaches, internal fraud). Integrates across Microsoft 365, uses GenAI for data analysis, offers natural language search, and includes mitigation actions. Usage-based pricing for storage and analysis.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/27/microsoft-purview-data-security-investigations/

11 Cool Things Copilot Can Do in Excel

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Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant in Excel is becoming increasingly useful for spreadsheet work. It can perform various actions, including cleaning up spreadsheets, creating new columns or rows, generating pivot tables, applying conditional formatting, and creating charts and graphs. Copilot can also explain formulas, create custom formulas, summarize spreadsheets, identify trends or unusual values, calculate hypothetical projections, and be embedded within cells for further functionality.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4119411/11-cool-things-copilot-can-do-in-excel.html

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