M365 News for February 2026
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This post will be updated throughout the month as new items are added to the tag.
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When I saw the headline, I immediately thought about how Business Copilot uses a number of Compliance rules that would make that data available to employers. Employers should not be trusted with that. So, good for Microsoft for remembering that before they pushed out this new agent.
Will that ever be enough revenue to offset the massive investments they’ve made in AI? Time will tell. Right now, these are some early warning signs, but also small enough that I can’t imagine they’ll move the needle one way or the other. I’m not jumping to any conclusions based on them, but I do have my eyes open.
There is more detail in the announcement above, but the bottom line is this. You can get Defender and a range of e5 Purview tools for an additional $15 USD per month per user. With Business Premium costing $22 per month per user when paid annually, that’s a significant savings over a full E5 license if you have fewer than 300 users.