By April of 2027, Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online will be permanently discontinued by Microsoft. Consequently, the transition from older email integration systems to the more modern Microsoft Graph platform is progressing at a faster pace. The Exchange Team said in a blog post dated 5 February that EWS will be turned off in stages, one tenant at a time, starting in October 2026 and culminating in a full shutdown in 2027.No changes will be made to Exchange Server installations that are hosted on-premises; this update solely affects Microsoft 365 and Exchange Online. For almost twenty years, businesses and third-party developers have relied on EWS to link their apps to Exchange mailboxes. According to Microsoft, the service is outdated and cannot keep up with current standards for dependability, scalability, and security.Microsoft Graph to Take OverThe corporation made note of the fact that, for the majority of EWS use cases, Microsoft Graph now has feature matching that is close to fully utilised. The older design has already been abandoned by many applications, including Microsoft’s own products. Additional administrative restrictions will be implemented by Microsoft under the new strategy. To ensure that only authorised applications have access to EWS, a…  ​Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories

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