8 Components of SharePoint Information Architecture –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/8-components-of-sharepoint-information-architecture/4356712

Seizing the AI opportunity: How to transform Canada’s economy by 2030 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/12/16/seizing-the-ai-opportunity-how-to-transform-canadas-economy-by-2030/

After hours

Festivus Dinner At The Costanzas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vSLryYdrX4

Editorial

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Get in Sync with OneDrive’s biggest moments of 2024! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/get-in-sync-with-onedrives-biggest-moments-of-2024/4359394

Add images to your Copilot prompts in Word and PowerPoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/add-images-to-your-copilot-prompts-in-word-and-powerpoint/4359423

2024 – The Year of Collaborative AI –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-year-collaborative-ai-jeff-teper-kin9c/

Cloud-native Windows endpoints: Begin by beginning –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/cloud-native-windows-endpoints-begin-by-beginning/4358804

Introducing SOC Optimization Recommendations Based on Similar Organizations –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/introducing-soc-optimization-recommendations-based-on-similar-organizations/4358766

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftendpointmanagerblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-december-2024/4358456

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-up –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/december-2024-microsoft-365-insider-3nlyc/

Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for VS Code –

https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot

Satya Nadella 2024: Stories of AI Impac –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yildncr3VEg

Ushering in the new era of financial services AI with partner-built agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/financial-services/2024/12/12/ushering-in-the-new-era-of-financial-services-ai-with-partner-built-agents/

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Named a Leader in Frost Radar™ for CNAPP for the Second Year in a Row! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-named-a-leader-in-frost-radar%E2%84%A2-for-cnapp-for-the-se/4358036

“What’s New” in Microsoft Entra is Generally Available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identity/%E2%80%9Cwhat%E2%80%99s-new%E2%80%9D-in-microsoft-entra-is-generally-available/4352585

Cybersecurity for the smart city: How AI helps level the playing field –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/government/2024/12/12/cybersecurity-for-the-smart-city-how-ai-helps-level-the-playing-field/

Ushering in the new era of financial services AI with partner-built agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/financial-services/2024/12/12/ushering-in-the-new-era-of-financial-services-ai-with-partner-built-agents/

The latest on AI at work: December 2024 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/12/12/the-latest-on-ai-at-work-december-2024/

After hours

Googles New AI Glasses Are The Future Of AI (Android XR Explained) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Z12O5abgU

Editorial

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Your Workday Reimagined: Using Microsoft 365 Copilot in IT –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jV67ObIiS4

Strategy to Execution: Operationalizing Microsoft Defender CSPM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/strategy-to-execution-operationalizing-microsoft-defender-cspm/4357354

Unplug this holiday season with these Microsoft 365 features –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/unplug-this-holiday-season-with-these-microsoft-365-features/4355248?

New Microsoft Purview features help protect and govern your data in the era of AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/10/new-microsoft-purview-features-help-protect-and-govern-your-data-in-the-era-of-ai/

Convincing a billion users to love passkeys: UX design insights from Microsoft to boost adoption and security –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/12/convincing-a-billion-users-to-love-passkeys-ux-design-insights-from-microsoft-to-boost-adoption-and-security/

Frequent freeloader part II: Russian actor Secret Blizzard using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/frequent-freeloader-part-ii-russian-actor-secret-blizzard-using-tools-of-other-groups-to-attack-ukraine/

Microsoft Defender XDR demonstrates 100% detection coverage across all cyberattack stages in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/microsoft-defender-xdr-demonstrates-100-detection-coverage-across-all-cyberattack-stages-in-the-2024-mitre-attck-evaluations-enterprise/

Take control during screen sharing in Teams for the web –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/take-control-during-screen-sharing-in-teams-for-the-web/4354595

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – November 2024 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESTW0B1nAQ

Explore our latest Microsoft Security training on Microsoft Learn –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityandcompliance/explore-our-latest-microsoft-security-training-on-microsoft-learn/4351939

Boost productivity with Copilot in OneDrive –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wEqbKDQMg

Explore new Microsoft Entra capabilities at Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2024 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/explore-new-microsoft-entra-capabilities-at-gartner-identity-access-management-summit-2024/

Frequent freeloader part I: Secret Blizzard compromising Storm-0156 infrastructure for espionage –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/frequent-freeloader-part-i-secret-blizzard-compromising-storm-0156-infrastructure-for-espionage/

Three new ways small and medium-sized businesses can purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/12/02/three-new-ways-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-can-purchase-microsoft-365-copilot/

Safeguarding AI against ‘jailbreaks’ and other prompt attacks –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/?post_type=features&p=8732

Update on nested app authentication and deprecation of Exchange Online legacy tokens –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/update-on-nested-app-authentication-and-deprecation-of-exchange-online-legacy-to/4351951

Gather and create notes with Copilot in your personal OneNote notebooks directly on the page –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/gather-and-create-notes-with-copilot-in-your-personal-onenote-notebooks-directly/4294053

After hours

The World According To Kaleb On Tour | Official Trailer | Prime Video

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAXVQZ6jww

Editorial

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