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Five Hours and Counting: One Auth Config Takes Down Microsoft 365
One authentication failure has degraded Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Purview, and Defender since 11:08 AM EDT — no fix and no ETA as of publication.
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Microsoft Retired a Free Nonprofit Grant. The Data Went With It.
Microsoft's retirement of free nonprofit licenses became a mass data-loss event in 2026 — and the deletion machinery worked exactly as documented.
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Microsoft 365 Prices Rise July 1 — but Not Until You Renew
The first Microsoft 365 price increase since 2022 takes effect July 1 — but most businesses won't pay more until their next renewal, and an early one can lock in today's rate.
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The Cloud Goes Down Sometimes
My employer lost inbound email for a few hours during today's Microsoft 365 outage. It's not the first major cloud disruption this year, and it won't be the last.