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This post compiles all primary sources referenced in our analysis of the AI skill gap facing Microsoft-centric organizations. These articles, research reports, and product announcements — all published in November 2025 — form the evidence base behind our exploration of how AI agents, Copilot, and governance tooling are evolving faster than most customers can skill up. Whether you’re an IT leader, business executive, or partner navigating Microsoft 365, Azure, or the security stack, these links provide direct access to the most current thinking, data, and product capabilities shaping the next phase of AI adoption. Read the full article on LinkedIn by subscribing to my newsletter.

These are the sources for all the info I provided in my weekly update from the Week in Microsoft .  Follow me on LinkedIn to get the insights that much sooner and more!

Patch Tuesday + Windows 10 ESU November 2025 Patch Tuesday – 63 flaws and a Windows kernel zero-day High-level roundup of this month’s patches, including the actively exploited Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege bug and the shift to ESU for Windows 10. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-november-2025-patch-tuesday-fixes-1-zero-day-63-flaws/ Official KB for the first Windows 10 ESU cumulative update (KB5068781) Microsoft’s support article for the first ESU-only cumulative update for Windows 10 and LTSC 2021. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/november-11-2025-kb5068781-os-builds-19044-6575-and-19045-6575-7fe13257-9079-49af-9369-e0e6242701dd Deep-dive: first Windows 10 Extended Security Update released (KB5068781) News coverage explaining what the first ESU update contains and how it applies to ESU-enrolled Windows 10 devices. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-kb5068781-the-first-windows-10-extended-securit...

These are the sources for the updates from last week in Microsoft. 

Here’s what happened in Microsoft last week — plus what changed, the impact, and why it matters. azure outage (oct 29, 2025) — update: an Azure Front Door configuration change triggered a multi-hour global incident. description: customers saw timeouts/5xx errors across services that depend on AFD. impact: access to portals and apps (incl. M365/Xbox-adjacent endpoints) was degraded for several hours before recovery. why it matters: architect for cloud dependency failures and rehearse failover paths. ( azure.status.microsoft ) microsoft 365 copilot — october wave — update: new Agent Mode in Word/Excel, improved Copilot Chat (model + web cards), Teams audio recap, and PowerPoint speaker notes/translation. description: pushes Copilot from simple prompts toward multi-step task execution in core apps. impact: faster document/table workflows and richer meeting outcomes without manual glue work. why it matters: measurable time savings for knowledge workers at scale. ( TECHCOMMUNITY....