ECS BLOG
News, announcements, and opinions.
Microsoft announces M365 data residency is now available in Austria
Microsoft officially launched its Austria East datacenter region in Vienna in August 2025, marking a significant expansion of data residency capabilities for Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365 services.
Microsoft Graph tools face synchronized sunset
Microsoft announced the concurrent retirement of Microsoft Graph Toolkit and Microsoft Graph CLI on August 29, 2025, with both tools entering deprecation on September 1, 2025 and reaching full retirement on August 28, 2026.
SharePoint Page Templates and Header/Footer Enhancements
Microsoft's SharePoint Page Template Gallery and Site Header/Footer Enhancements represent major advances in content creation efficiency and branding capabilities, delivering immediate productivity benefits while supporting long-term SharePoint modernization strategies.
Excel's COPILOT Function: What You Need to Know About AI in the Grid
Microsoft has taken a significant step forward in spreadsheet intelligence with the COPILOT function, now rolling out to Beta Channel users. This native Excel formula brings large language models directly into cells.
GPT-5 powers Microsoft 365 Copilot: what European enterprises need to know
Microsoft has officially integrated OpenAI's GPT-5 into Microsoft 365 Copilot as of August 7, 2025, marking the most significant AI advancement in the platform's history.
The Future We Create
Thirteen editions of the ECS. Thirteen remarkable journeys through the evolving landscape of technology.
Transforming Meeting Spaces with Jabra at Booth #44
Jabra, a leader in audio and video collaboration solutions, is proud to participate again as a platinum partner at the European Collaboration Summit 2025.
Automated Document Generation: dox42 simplifies everyday work
Vienna, [April 1, 2025] – It has been repeatedly proven that document automation delivers significant benefits for businesses: saving time, reducing costs, accelerating response times to requests, and enabling flexible adaptation to market opportunities or legal changes.
Lightning Tools Press Release 2025
Founded in 2007, Lightning Tools is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) specialising in solutions for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
