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Morgan Stanley raises its $MSFT price target, saying its AI story is underpriced.

✅ Morgan Stanley resets Microsoft stock forecast ahead of earnings - The Street
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/morgan-stanley-resets-microsoft-stock-forecast-ahead-of-earnings
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Morgan Stanley raises its $MSFT price target, saying its AI story is underpriced.

✅ Morgan Stanley resets Microsoft stock forecast ahead of earnings - The Street
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/morgan-stanley-resets-microsoft-stock-forecast-ahead-of-earnings
#MSFT #msftadvocate

Morgan Stanley raises its $MSFT price target, saying its AI story is underpriced.

✅ Morgan Stanley resets Microsoft stock forecast ahead of earnings - The Street
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/morgan-stanley-resets-microsoft-stock-forecast-ahead-of-earnings
#MSFT #msftadvocate

Morgan Stanley raises its $MSFT price target, saying its AI story is underpriced.

✅ Morgan Stanley resets Microsoft stock forecast ahead of earnings - The Street
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/morgan-stanley-resets-microsoft-stock-forecast-ahead-of-earnings
#MSFT #msftadvocate

Morgan Stanley raises its $MSFT price target, saying its AI story is underpriced.

✅ Morgan Stanley resets Microsoft stock forecast ahead of earnings - The Street
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/morgan-stanley-resets-microsoft-stock-forecast-ahead-of-earnings
#MSFT #msftadvocate

Wow. I remember when $MSFT was $8/share. But AI is just "slop" & has no value, right? 🙄

✅ NEWS: Hottest Job in Corporate America? Executive in Charge of A.I.
https://kurtsh.com/2024/04/18/news-hottest-job-in-corporate-america-the-executive-in-charge-of-a-i/

✅ INFO: UK Microsoft 365 Copilot Experiment Findings Report
https://kurtsh.com/2025/06/10/info-uk-microsoft-365-copilot-experiment-findings-report/
#msftadvocate #alltimehigh

Want super-thorough AI responses by applying deep thought & reasoning AI technology?

Any Microsoft 365 Copilot (Commercial) licensed user can now use the Researcher & Analyst agents at no additional cost! These new agents provide very thorough responses to help you collect FACTS on informational topics & review DATA to derive insights... with human language.

✅ #Researcher and #Analyst are now generally available in #Microsoft365 #Copilot
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/06/02/researcher-and-analyst-are-now-generally-available-in-microsoft-365-copilot/

#agents #ai #msftadvocate

Congratulations to Dr. Chetan Nayak and the Microsoft Quantum team for winning Innovation of the Year at the 2025 GeekWire Awards. This recognition is a testament to the team's vision of topological quantum computing at scale and the decades of dedication that have brought this dream closer to reality.

Learn more: https://www.geekwire.com/2025/geekwire-awards-2025-revealed-community-alive-and-well-at-annual-celebration-of-best-in-pnw-tech/
#msftadvocate #quantum #azure #topological #microsoft

Former Microsoft CEO, LA Clippers owner & founder of USAFacts Steve Ballmer joins Jon Stewart for a live conversation following the Trump-Harris debate to discuss why he launched his website, #USAFacts, as a nonpartisan resource for people to understand the scope, context & efficacy of the government’s spending.

"Steve Ballmer - Making Government Spending Transparent with USAFacts" | The Daily Show - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PdX3nOo7BCQ

#DailyShow #SteveBallmer #JonStewart #Microsoft #msftadvocate

HEEEE'S BAAAACCCK!
#nelsonreturns #trustcode #season8 #microsoft #msftadvocate #devinbadoo

(IYKYK: https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-employees-are-hooked-on-the-companys-training-videos-c8684a1)

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Entra Suite, a comprehensive secure access solution for workforces. The cloud-based suite offers a Zero Trust user access solution that allows organizations to converge access policy engine across identities, endpoints, and private and public networks. It secures employee access to any cloud or on-premises application and resource from any location while enforcing least privilege access.

The Microsoft Entra Suite includes products like Entra Private Access, Internet Access, ID Governance, ID Protection and Verified ID which all contribute towards unifying Conditional Access policies for identities and networks; ensuring least privilege access for all users accessing resources & apps; improving user experience for both in-office & remote workers; reducing complexity & cost of managing security tools from multiple vendors. To learn more about this new offering from Microsoft check out their official announcement [here](https://aka.ms/ZeroTrustBlog-July2024) or visit the trial page [here](https://aka.ms/EntraSuiteTrial).
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Do you need a "one page" guide to investigate suspicious activity in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra?

This guide contains the artifacts that Microsoft Incident Response hunts for and uses daily. This includes E-mail manipulations, Data collections, Login events etc.

You can also read & download more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/17/new-microsoft-incident-response-guides-help-security-teams-analyze-suspicious-activity/?msockid=0f62e881cee7693e2d81fc18cf1268e1

#microsoft #irt #security #microsof365 #msftadvocate #entra #cybersecurity

Microsoft is on the cusp of creating the world's first USEFUL Quantum computers. Quantum computers made of over 1 Million stable qubits that can be accessed via the cloud & deliver quantum computing to engineers & scientists all over the world.

"The Fascinating Map of Topological Quantum Computing" - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZXl33t8So

Azure Quantum:
https://quantum.microsoft.com/

#azure #quantum #quantumcomputing #topological #microsoft #stationq #msftadvocate

Managing settings and resources in your organization's tenant can be quite the task, especially with today's high security risks. Microsoft Entra Recommendations is here to help by keeping an eye on your tenant’s status and offering advice on how to stay secure and get the most out of Microsoft Entra ID features. Since its launch, many customers have been using these recommendations to resolve issues with millions of resources.

Exciting news for those looking to bolster their digital defenses: four new recommendations are now generally available, and three more are in public preview. These updates aim at improving credentials management, application health, and overall security settings. Plus, there's buzz about some fresh developments in Identity Secure Score – a tool that measures how well you're following Microsoft's security advice. The article goes into detail about each recommendation and provides insights into how they can protect against insider threats as well as improve your organization’s security posture.

For a deeper dive into all these new features and recommendations that could significantly enhance your organization’s online safety protocols, check out the full post on Microsoft Entra Recommendations!
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Microsoft has announced that the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Graph API is officially in its retirement phase, with a three-year deprecation notice period having ended. Starting June 30, 2024, any new applications created will not be able to use Azure AD Graph APIs unless an optional configuration is applied allowing access through June 2025. This update doesn't affect existing applications created before this date or vendor applications already consented in your tenant. To help users identify which of their applications are using the retiring APIs, Microsoft Entra recommendations have been rolled out.

For those who need to extend access for newly created applications after the cutoff date, there's a specific process involving setting the `blockAzureADGraphAccess` flag to false via the AuthenticationBehaviors interface. Additionally, Microsoft provides guidance on migrating from Azure AD Graph to Microsoft Graph and offers resources like migration planning checklists and FAQs. As part of this transition, PowerShell modules related to Azure AD and MSOL are deprecated as well and should be migrated to Microsoft Graph PowerShell by March 30, 2024.

To get all the details about these changes and how they might impact you or your organization's software setup—and for guidance on navigating this transition—be sure to read through the full post provided by Kristopher Bash at Microsoft Tech Community.
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Microsoft: Preparing For A Quantum Leap (NASDAQ:MSFT) | Seeking Alpha
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4669491-microsoft-preparing-for-a-quantum-leap

#Microsoft #msftadvocate #azure #quantum #azurequantum

Hey there! Microsoft has been upping their security game, and they've got some cool updates to share from the November 2023 Microsoft Ignite event. They're rolling out new policies managed by them that automatically set up multifactor authentication (MFA) for certain user roles—think of it as an extra lock on your digital doors.

Here's a quick rundown:

1. **MFA for Admins**: If you have admin privileges in Microsoft admin portals, you'll need to use MFA. This is like having a VIP pass; only those with special access get this added layer of security.

2. **Per-User MFA**: For users who are individually set up for MFA, these new policies make sure they're using it across all cloud apps without making things harder for them.

3. **Risky Sign-In Protection**: When something fishy is going on with a sign-in attempt (like someone trying to force their way into an account), the system will ask users to prove they're legit with MFA.

These changes are part of what Microsoft calls the Secure Future Initiative—a fancy way of saying they're working hard to keep cyber baddies at bay as threats evolve over time.

The best part? These policies have been created in "Report-only" mode first, so admins can take a look and tweak them before turning them fully on. It's kind of like being able to test-drive a car before buying it.

If you’re managing IT stuff or just really into cybersecurity, don't snooze on this one—head over and customize these Conditional Access policies so your organization stays safe against those sneaky cyber threats!

To dive deeper into how all this works and why it’s super important, check out Nitika Gupta's blog post: [Microsoft-managed Conditional Access Policies](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/11/06/automatic-conditional-access-policies-in-microsoft-entra-streamline-identity-protection/)

And if you want even more info about Microsoft Entra and staying secure in the digital world, here are some handy links:
- [Recent Blogs](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/bg-p/Identity)
- [Technical Documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/)
- [Azure AD Renamed Info](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/new-name)
- [Discussion Space & Twitter Chat](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad/bd-p/Azure-Active-Directory)

Stay safe out there! 🛡️💻 #msftadvocate #AAD #Identity https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/auto-rollout-of-conditional-access-policies-in-microsoft-entra/ba-p/4044870

Get data protection best practices and discover strategies for closing exposure gaps using Microsoft Purview—a comprehensive solution for data governance, protection, and compliance:

Best Practices for Understanding, Governing, and Protecting Your Data:
https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-Best-Practices-for-Understanding-Governing-and-Protecting-Your-Data.html?lcid=EN-US#DataSecurity

#MicrosoftPurview #governance #purview #compliance #datasecurity #microsoft #msftadvocate

Learn how Microsoft Purview can help you:
✅ Govern data across clouds and platforms
✅ Identify, manage, and reduce insider risk
✅ Safeguard data and prevent exfiltration
Get the e-book: https://msft.it/6044iWMyG

#MicrosoftPurview #microsoft #msftadvocate #governance #compliance #purview

Microsoft is now rolling out the rename of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to Microsoft Entra ID, with no impact on deployments or daily work, and no changes to capabilities, licensing, terms of service, or support. Check out this article to learn more about how you can update your own documentation or experiences to reflect the new name and find answers to questions from the community about managing Microsoft Entra ID in the Azure portal, supporting on-premises identities with Microsoft Entra ID, identity developer and devops experiences not being renamed, Azure AD PowerShell cmdlets not being renamed and continuing support for Azure AD B2C. Click here to read more!
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Microsoft recently announced a new feature of their conditional access system that allows for strict enforcement of location policies and continuous access evaluation. This means that stolen tokens can be revoked in near real-time, preventing them from being used outside of the trusted network. Learn more about this capability and how to enable it by clicking on the article link!
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It takes me a minute to check the cost of my resources in the Azure portal. But, now it takes just few seconds using this command line tool.

"Azure Cost Command Line Interface"
https://github.com/mivano/azure-cost-cli

#Microsoft #Azure #costManagement #msftadvocate

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