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MEMSummit 2026 Paris — Field Report

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Azure

GA: Pre-upgrade Validation Checks for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Microsoft has made pre-upgrade validation checks generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, letting you catch breaking changes before committing to a major version upgrade.

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📅 August 14, 2026 · ⏱ 7 min read
Azure

Public Preview: Markdown for Agents in Azure App Service

Azure App Service now supports Markdown rendering for AI agents in public preview, letting LLM-backed apps deliver clean, formatted responses natively.

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📅 August 14, 2026 · ⏱ 7 min read
Intune

OneNote Copilot Notebooks for Gov Clouds: Persistent AI Workspaces

Explore the new Copilot Notebooks design in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, now rolling out for DoD, GCC, and GCC High. This deep dive covers compliance, prerequisites, and technical implementation for persistent AI-driven context aggregation.

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📅 August 14, 2026 · ⏱ 10 min read
Security

Purview Label Inheritance from Attachments: iOS & Android

Outlook for iOS and Android now inherits Purview sensitivity labels from attachments. Here's the full production implementation guide.

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📅 August 9, 2026 · ⏱ 10 min read
Intune

Intune App SDK Android Phase 7: App Participation Deep Dive

A production-focused guide to implementing Intune MAM App Participation Features in Android apps — save/open policy, notifications, backup, and CA registration with real code.

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📅 July 24, 2026 · ⏱ 12 min read
Intune

Microsoft 365 Copilot App Gets a Chat-Centered Redesign

Microsoft is rolling out a streamlined, chat-first redesign of the M365 Copilot app starting late May 2026. Here's what admins need to check before it hits your tenant.

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📅 May 29, 2026 · ⏱ 6 min read
Intune

Microsoft Tunnel VPN for MAM on Unenrolled Android Devices

Deploy Microsoft Tunnel VPN to unenrolled Android devices using MAM policies — no MDM enrollment required. Full architecture, config steps, and production gotchas.

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📅 May 26, 2026 · ⏱ 12 min read
Azure

Microsoft Graph Beta: customDataProvidedResourceUploadSession – referenceId & files

Explore Microsoft Graph Beta's customDataProvidedResourceUploadSession, covering referenceId, file uploads, and practical API implementation tips.

📅 May 19, 2026 · ⏱ 10 min read
Azure

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust Now Generally Available

The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust has reached general availability, enabling production-ready access to Blob Storage for Rust developers. Learn deployment requirements, authentication patterns, and critical gotchas.

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📅 May 17, 2026 · ⏱ 8 min read
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