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38 posts about It Admin from Simon Carter.
Google Cloud unveiled the Gemini agent at Gemini at Work 2026: one universal agent for knowledge work, coding, and data that can hold its own Workspace account.
Skills begin replacing Gems in Google Workspace from 5 October 2026. Admins can no longer add 'Ask a Gem' steps in Workspace Studio.
Microsoft has pushed the CSP usage-based billing default date to 1 December 2026 and confirmed a 4,000 Copilot Credits/user/month spending cap.
Copilot in SharePoint hit GA on 30 September 2026, bringing new features, a split billing model, and a PowerShell deadline admins cannot ignore.
Google Skills, reusable slash-command prompt modules in open SKILL.md format, permanently replaces Gems from October 2026.
Microsoft completes its Copilot redirect to copilot.cloud.microsoft in early October 2026. Blocked domains mean user lockouts. Here's what to fix.
Global admins can now govern whether ChatGPT Sites uses members' connected apps and whether external apps access ChatGPT Ads, via a redesigned Admin Console page.
Microsoft's renamed Scout agent, now called Autopilot, gets its own identity, memory, and workspace inside M365: and keeps working when you log off.
From 19 October 2026, new Copilot Business licences include default usage-based billing for agentic AI. Admins need to act before then.
Google adds four new automation capabilities to Workspace Studio Flows, with admin controls from 17 September and end-user features from 21 September 2026.
Google has added seven MCP-powered integrations to Gemini in Workspace, letting users query Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks and more without leaving Google apps.
From 17 September 2026, new and renewed Gemini Enterprise Standard and Plus subscriptions no longer include Gemini Code Assist by default.
OpenAI has set three hard dates for custom GPT retirement in Enterprise workspaces, ending with full retirement on 11 December 2026.
ChatGPT's Word add-in becomes enabled by default on 1 October 2026. Admins must act now if they want to keep it off.
The standalone Whiteboard apps retire on 16 October 2026. Legacy Azure-backed boards delete permanently the same day. Here's what you need to do.
The single Copilot app merging consumer and M365 Copilot hits Windows and Mac from mid-September 2026. Here's what IT admins need to do now.
Smart Reports give Claude Enterprise admins AI-generated analysis of team usage, costs, and friction points: with an explicit ban on performance evaluation.
Google Workspace Studio Flows adds Move Drive file, Copy Drive file, Send a Chat reply, and Reply to email steps, rolling out in September 2026.
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From 8 September 2026, Gemini Enterprise admins can apply CAA policies to restrict who authenticates into Gemini based on device, location, and more.
Google's Admin Assist adds a Gemini Sidepanel and AI-powered Search Overviews to the Admin Console for Business edition super admins.
Google retires the Gemini side panel in Chat on 26 August 2026, replacing it with Ask Gemini in Chat. Old conversation history does not migrate.
The beta header for Claude Enterprise Admin API user management is retired. Members, invites, groups, and custom roles are now GA.
The Azure-to-OneDrive migration tool closed on 22 August 2026. Unmigrated enterprise whiteboards will be deleted on 5 September 2026.
Claude Enterprise admins can now enable automatic security scanning for third-party skills and plugins, catching malicious content at upload or edit.
From 20 August 2026, Workspace admins gain Gemini DLP and Agent DLP: runtime controls to protect sensitive data in AI and automated workflows.
Google is expanding Gemini in Classroom to K: 12 students of all ages, with AI study tools built directly into the assignment experience.
OpenAI has disabled individual-user sync connections in ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu. Admins must migrate to admin-managed sync or plugins now.
From 13 August 2026, Microsoft is rolling out a single unified Copilot app: with three consumer features deleted on 18 August.
Google has reversed its 4 August 2026 deadline to remove Gemini 3.5 Flash from the global-region endpoint. No new date has been set.
ChatGPT for PowerPoint's free promotional period ends 6 August 2026. Enterprise and Business customers then move to token-based credit billing.
GPT-5.6 runs under OpenAI as a subprocessor in M365 Copilot. The admin toggle auto-enabled 24 July 2026 unless you'd already said no.
Inference hooks routes every Claude Enterprise prompt through your organisation's security server for an allow-or-deny verdict before Claude ever sees it.
From 4 August 2026, gemini-3.5-flash is no longer available in the global-region endpoint of the Gemini Enterprise app. Here's what to check.
The Copilot Business promotional price of $18/user/month ends June 30. Here's what the new pricing means and whether the bundles make sense for your team.
Work IQ API hits GA on June 16 with consumption-based Copilot Credits billing. Here's what admins must configure before agents start running up charges.
Microsoft's July 2026 pricing update bundles Copilot Chat, extra storage, and security tools into most M365 plans, with price rises of 5–43%.
Anthropic adds per-model usage analytics, admin-configurable model entitlements, and spend-threshold alerts to Claude Enterprise.
Microsoft resumed automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on commercial Windows PCs from June 4, with waves running to July 1. Act fast to opt out.