July is the slowest month for new features in Microsoft 365. But it's not the slowest month IT. It just means that this is your time to develop new solutions, set your goals for the rest of the year and go deep on learning new skills. There a lot of work ahead of you to retool for managing data, AI and Identity as the primary management and security concerns of this next phase of IT support. The next slow month opportunity is December and by then, the year is gone.
If you're in the northeast or great lakes region, as I am, I hope that you stayed indoors, dug out those masks for when you had to go out and stayed safe. This air was no joke.
In the Newsletter this week
4 things to know: No opting out. Passkeys are mandatory starting September; Sharepoint Permalinks got an upgrade; Training Guide for Copilot. Give them to clients? Big improvements for Powerpoint
From Third Tier: Continuing education in security. Plus my book on exiting and really running a better business.
4 things to do: Create an agent security program; One-Time Passcode ends Oct; Step-by-Step guide to rolling out passkeys and phishing resistant auth; Understanding groups is understanding everything in M365
Join me in Omaha for a two-day conference at the end of July. In person! I'll be speaking on opportunities for monetization within your MSP stack for AI services: http://bit.ly/kernanmastermind 
