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2026
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup access after suspected cyberattack
ConnectWise suspended access to its Cloud Backup service after a suspected supply-chain cyberattack targeting users of Microsoft 365. It also suspended two connected services, while investigating the incident and working on service restoration.
2026
ConnectWise investigates unauthorized access involving Microsoft 365
ConnectWise investigated unauthorized access involving application identities associated with Cloud Backup. Huntress documented unauthorized Microsoft 365 authentication using compromised ConnectWise Cloud Backup credentials, with sign-ins across more than 160 customer tenants. ConnectWise said affected shared credentials had been invalidated and reported no evidence that stored backup archives were accessed.
2026
Microsoft to let Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers share AI benefits, with OneDrive storage moving to a shared 2TB pool
Microsoft announced in an email to Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers that it will let subscribers share Copilot and AI usage features, alongside access to Office apps and OneDrive storage, with up to five other people on a plan, shifting individual AI feature limits to a single AI usage allowance. It also outlined that the cloud storage allowance will change from 1TB per person to 2TB of shared storage, a change that will apply after the first renewal following May 2, 2027.
2026
Microsoft to retire Microsoft 365 Targeted Release channel, replaced by Frontier/Standard/Deferred unified release preferences
Microsoft announced (as reported by Neowin on October 8, 2026) that it will discontinue the Microsoft 365 Targeted Release update channel in January 2027, replacing it with three unified release preference channels: Frontier, Standard, and Deferred. From November 2026, users will no longer be able to register for Targeted Release, and unified release preferences will become the only available option; Microsoft recommended that IT admins migrate users currently on Targeted Release via the Microsoft 365 admin center.
2022
Microsoft offers 60% discount to legacy G Suite users
Microsoft offered eligible users of the free legacy G Suite edition a 60% discount on a 12-month Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, or Business Premium subscription. The offer was available to eligible purchasers through August 2, 2022.
2021
Microsoft offers Office users up to 50% off Microsoft 365
Microsoft displayed an offer of up to 50% off a genuine Microsoft 365 subscription to users detected using a pirated copy of Microsoft Office.
2021
Microsoft announces six-year education license pricing
Microsoft announced a new Microsoft 365 A1 education license priced at $38 per device for six years, to be offered beginning November 1, 2021. Microsoft said it would continue to make Office 365 available free to users with an EDU email address on a per-user basis.
2021
Microsoft announces Office and Microsoft 365 price increases
Microsoft announced price increases for several Office 365 and Microsoft 365 commercial and business plans, scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2022. Education and consumer pricing was unchanged.
2021
Vectra AI and Microsoft announce Zero Trust integration
Vectra AI announced that its Cognito platform delivers Zero Trust capabilities for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure customers, integrating threat detection and visibility into the framework.
2021
Hunya launches Microsoft 365 course series
Hunya launched a series of Microsoft 365 courses, including introductory and certification-focused courses.
2021
Microsoft pledges EU data residency for cloud customers
Microsoft announced a commitment to let EU business and public-sector customers process and store their cloud data within the EU. The commitment applies to core cloud services including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365.
2021
Microsoft cloud services outage
Microsoft experienced a worldwide outage on April 1 that disrupted Azure, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and other services. Microsoft said a DNS issue was affecting multiple services, rerouted traffic, and later reported that the issue had been resolved and Microsoft 365 services had returned to a healthy state.
2021
Box announces expanded Microsoft 365 integrations
Box announced new and upcoming integrations and enhancements with Microsoft 365, including security integrations, expanded functionality in Teams and Office Online, and a Box connector for Microsoft Graph. Some capabilities were already generally available, while others were planned for later dates.
2021
Microsoft announced the rebranding of consumer subscriptions to Microsoft 365
Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Personal and Family as replacements for Office 365 Personal and Home consumer subscriptions. The subscriptions were planned to become available to new users on April 21, 2021.
2021
Barracuda updates Cloud-to-Cloud Backup platform
Barracuda announced the latest version of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, featuring a cloud-native platform with faster search and restore for Office 365 data.
2020
Hyland launches Alfresco Collaboration Connector for Microsoft 365
Hyland launched the Alfresco Collaboration Connector for Microsoft 365, available on the Alfresco Digital Business Platform and Alfresco Content Services.
2020
Microsoft services affected by authentication outage
Microsoft reported an authentication issue that disrupted access to multiple cloud-based services, including Teams, Outlook and Office 365. The company said it was investigating and pursuing mitigation, and reported most services restored on September 29.
2020
Microsoft begins rolling out Project Moca preview to Microsoft 365 subscribers
Microsoft began rolling out the Project Moca service preview to Microsoft 365 subscribers, including consumer and education customers and some business customers; it can be enabled in Outlook Web Experience.
2020
Wired2Perform announces enterprise platform integrations
Wired2Perform announced integration of its behavioral science insights with enterprise messaging and collaboration platforms, including Google Suite, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Zoom.
2020
128 Technology receives Microsoft 365 networking certification
128 Technology announced that Microsoft certified it to deliver Microsoft 365 networking, after its solutions met Microsoft's testing requirements for connectivity and user experience.