Microsoft Blames AI for Delayed Exchange Update, Can’t Say when It Will Arrive

Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive

Microsoft has blamed extra work created by AI bug-finders for the delayed release of a major Cumulative Update to Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE). Redmond’s Exchange team made that admission last Thursday in a post titled “Where is Exchange SE CU1 anyway?” that reveals the software giant is “getting questions from our customers on when they can expect us to release Exchange SE Cumulative Update 1 (CU1).” “After all, in the past we ment…

Microsoft Delays Exchange Server SE CU1 to Focus on Security Updates

Key Takeaways: Microsoft has delayed Exchange Server SE CU1 and has not provided a new release date. Microsoft attributes the delay in part to increased security research and vulnerability remediation efforts. Organizations are encouraged to continue deploying monthly Exchange SE security updates. If you’ve been wondering what happened to Exchange SE CU1, you’re not alone. Microsoft has published a new blog post explaining the delay and detaili…

Exchange CU1 delayed further as Microsoft races to verify AI-found flaws

AI-based assistants and agents are generally supposed to expedite software development lifecycles. For Microsoft’s Exchange team, it may be doing the opposite, in turn leaving enterprise IT teams waiting for an update that will require extensive compatibility testing before implementation. In response to customer questions, Microsoft said in a blog post that it was again being forced to delay the first Cumulative Update (CU1) for its Exchange Se…