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The largest number of people to answer the survey question of the week answered last week's question about whether you are planning to do any formal training in AI. It was a freaking tie! This says so much about the state of our industry. Half of you are either winging it, over confident, or ignoring AI. Based on previous questions I'm gathering that it's one of the first two. 
 
I think you should change your mind on that. AI is an extinction level event for IT. Not that we're going extinct but that it is changing everything and expertise isn't going to be gained by winging it. You need foundational skills that can't be built from what you already know. AI is not an incremental knowledge adjustment. Please change your mind.
 
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4 things to know: Retirements - free email for student or alumni and Inbox organization. Vulnerability patching priority is all new in the AI era. Windows 11 gets smarter at managing memory
 
From Third Tier and B² MSP Advisors
ThirdTier: Yes And your way to success
B²: The big unwind
 
4 things to do:  Your email accounts all dumped into a single inbox by default. Learn about the new Policy Plan security layer. How to fix Passkeys. Move off SMS and Voice as SSPR methods now.
 

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4 things to know: Retirements - free email for student or alumni and Inbox organization. Vulnerability patching priority is all new in the AI era. Windows 11 gets smarter at managing memory

Microsoft Retires Office 365 A1 and Student Use Benefit

Office 365 A1, the Student Use Benefit and free alumni email are retiring. See the new A0 to A7 lineup and find the students that still use a mailbox.

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Copilot Prioritize My Inbox Fades Away by March 2027

Microsoft has announced the retirement of the Copilot-powered Prioritize My Inbox feature (for Outlook). The process is under way and should finish in March 27.

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A new standard for vulnerability management in the AI era

Windows is evolving vulnerability management as advances in AI make it possible to discover and analyze security vulnerabilities faster and at greater scale. AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery on both sides. It can help defenders find and fi

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Raising the bar for 8 GB Windows 11 PCs: what’s improved and how to get it

A great Windows experience starts with a simple expectation: your PC should respond when you need it to. You open Start. You launch an app. You switch back to the document or browser tab you left an hour ago and pick up whe

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From Third Tier and B² MSP Advisors
ThirdTier: Yes And your way to success
B²: The big unwind after you sell

The Answer to an AI App Request Is “Yes, and Here Are the Risks”

Should your team be the Yes And department for app approvals? Learn how to navigate these decisions. Form Template included

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How many things have you signed during the lifetime of your MSP? How many personal guarantees? How many contracts? You have to unwind all of it. It's busy work and it's just part of the busy that you're going to be after you sell your business. That's why we include 90 days post sale support when we become part of your sale team. 

See the full episode of the MSP Marketing Edge podcast. I'm in the second half. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh4lU-wHgN0 | B² MSP Advisors

How many personal guarantees? How many contracts? You have to unwind all of it.

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4 things to do: Your email accounts all dumped into a single inbox by default. Learn about the new Policy Plan security layer. How to fix Passkeys. Move off SMS and Voice as SSPR methods now.

Outlook unified inbox for all accounts - Super Simple 365

New Outlook for Windows adds an All Accounts view: an Outlook unified inbox showing email from every connected account together in one place. How it works.

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Entra Conditional Access Policy Plans Explained

Conditional Access Policy Plans group related rules under shared conditions. How they work, a 15-control baseline mapped to plans, and 5 preview gotchas.

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Microsoft 365 Passkeys Not Working? 6 Fixes

Fix the 6 most common Microsoft 365 passkey problems: missing registration, Passkey Not Registered, Authenticator errors, QR failures and lost phones.

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Microsoft Entra Retires SMS & Voice for SSPR

MS Entra will retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication for SSPR. Learn the timeline, user impact, and steps admins should take.

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