Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat - Pay As You Go

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Here is an update that really caught my eye this week. Microsoft is introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (BizChat) as a Pay-As-You-Go (PayG) service. This option will be available starting late January 2025, with full availability by mid-February 2025. Key Highlights: Flexible Access: Organizations can offer Copilot on company data without requiring individual licenses. However, a license is still needed for Copilot within applications like Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint. Controlled Costs: The PayG service is disabled by default and only activates after billing setup in the Microsoft 365 admin center, preventing unexpected expenses. Easy Setup: To enable PayG billing, navigate to "Settings -> Org Settings" in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. An Azure subscription and a dedicated Resource Group are required. For more details on Azure subscriptions and Resource groups, refer to these articles: Create your initial Azure subscriptions - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft...

Leagcy portals to control MFA is set to retire in September 2025

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Microsoft recently introduced a new campaign to encourage users to register for Multifactor Authentication, and move away from less secure authentication methods, such as SMS and phone calls. When users sign in with these legacy methods, they will be prompted to set up the Microsoft Authenticator. Users can ignore this a couple of times, but will eventually be forced to register.

IT administrators looking for guidance on how to control the behavior, start an early migration or maybe exempt certain users, can follow this guidance

As a follow-up to this new way of controlling MFA, Microsoft recently announced that the legacy version of Multifactor Authentication will be retired on September 30th, 2025. Organizations are advised to transition their authentication methods before the deadline in 2025.