Modern Microsoft environments are growing more complex, not simpler. As organizations expand across Microsoft 365, Exchange, Active Directory, and hybrid infrastructure, administrators are expected to maintain uptime, security, and performance with little margin for error.
ENow achieved impressive wins and created memorable moments in 2025. From conferences/tradeshows to tech parties and employee-growth seminars, last year was a year to remember. Join us as we recap some of our favorite ENow moments.
Microsoft Ignite 2025 kicked off with a powerful keynote centered on the "intelligence revolution". Chief Commercial Officer, Judson Althoff, stressed that the current technological shift is not about "doing things faster" but about "doing things we could not do before". For Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Entra administrators and leaders, Day 1 delivered a comprehensive blueprint for managing the transition to an agent-operated enterprise, prioritizing security, centralized governance, and ubiquitous AI infusion.
The Microsoft Ignite 2025 keynote didn't just showcase incremental updates; it delivered a rapid-fire succession of statistics defining the speed, scale, and stakes of the shift to the Agentic Enterprise, the evolution of the "Frontier Firm," where organizations are human-led and agent-operated.
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The identity threat landscape continues to surge. Organizations relying on Microsoft Entra ID are facing a growing challenge: how to govern hundreds or thousands of cloud applications, many of which are rapidly created, rarely reviewed, and frequently over-permissioned.
"If we had to run this project manually ourselves, we would’ve been looking at one to two years. With ENow App Governance Accelerator, we got most of the initial cleanup work done in six months."
The release of ENow Management System 8.5, now GA, delivers powerful new capabilities to refine alert precision, enhance identity security, and streamline administrative workflows. This release reflects our continued focus on giving IT teams the tools they need to reduce noise, respond faster, and optimize their Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Active Directory environments.
Your Apps Are a Threat Vector. Are You in Control?
Three years ago, as Microsoft began shifting more identity controls into Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), we realized something crucial: Entra ID is not secure out of the box. It’s constantly changing, and these changes introduce risk. Microsoft may set certain permissions as defaults, roll out new APIs, or alter consent settings, without a clear heads-up.
For organizations racing to adopt Microsoft Copilot, the pressure is on. Leaders are investing in AI as a productivity multiplier, but beneath the surface, many IT and technology adoption teams are asking the tough questions:
Enhancements for Managing Microsoft 365 Licensing & Storage Costs, Operational Efficiencies, and New Copilot Center Dashboard