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Project Online to Shut Down Sept. 30, 2026 September 9, 2025 The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all...more How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for SQL Server Updated: September 8, 2025 Customers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper licenses to keep their Azure Hybrid...more How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for Windows Server Updated: September 1, 2025 Customers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper licenses to keep their Azure Hybrid...more Who’s Who on a Microsoft Account Team Updated: August 15, 2025 Customers can save time and get better results from sales if they understand their Microsoft...more How to Choose Azure SQL Configurations That Meet Requirements and Control Costs August 5, 2025 Azure SQL services can host SQL Server databases using the same SQL Server database engine...more VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Some Benefits for Commitment Updated: August 4, 2025 Note: Microsoft has further extended the deadline to the VMware Rapid Migration Plan to Dec....more Understanding Microsoft’s Licensing for Entra ID Governance for External Users August 2, 2025 Entra ID Governance can now be licensed for management of external users. The licensing model...more Azure AI Content Safety: Pricing July 31, 2025 AI Content Safety helps developers protect generative AI applications from misuse by malicious actors. Pricing...more Deciphering Power Pages Licensing Updated: July 28, 2025 Power Pages licensing is based on the number of authenticated and anonymous users that access...more Microsoft 365 Education: Differs from Enterprise by Degrees Updated: July 23, 2025 Microsoft 365 Education offers most of the features included in commercial enterprise Microsoft 365 offerings,...more How to Assign Microsoft 365 User Licenses July 10, 2025 Microsoft 365 licenses must be assigned to users before they can use the services. The...more Trust but Verify Your Data in Microsoft’s AI Services July 10, 2025 The Microsoft Generative AI Services clause explains Microsoft’s terms for customers using its AI services,...more AAD B2C: Here Today, Gone Eventually Updated: July 9, 2025 Azure Active Directory B2C was designed to help organizations offer their end users easy sign-in...more Copilot Now Available to Power BI Pro and Desktop Users July 8, 2025 Copilot for Power BI and Copilot for Fabric features are now available for most Power...more Intune Premium License Tiers Still Not Worth It Updated: July 3, 2025 Two premium Intune tiers are now available, along with multiple à la carte features. Intune...more Begin Move to Exchange Server SE to Keep Support  July 3, 2025 Organizations running Exchange in their own data centers must migrate quickly to Exchange Server SE. ...more
  Licensing Reference Microsoft 365 Copilot Packaging Illustration + caption enumerates the Copilot-branded generative artificial intelligence capabilities added to Microsoft 365 and...more   Licensing Reference Licensing Reference Set Illustrations Lists all the Illustrations available as part of the Licensing Reference Set   Licensing Reference Office 365 Enterprise Suites Packaging Illustration + caption compares the contents of Office 365 F3, E1, E3, and E5 suites.   Licensing Reference Microsoft 365 Enterprise Suite Packaging Illustration + caption compare the online services and features bundled into Microsoft 365 F3, E3,...more   Licensing Reference Frontline Worker Online Suite Packaging Illustration + caption summarize the online services and features included with Microsoft 365 Enterprise F1/F3...more   Licensing Reference Microsoft 365 Extensions Illustration + caption enumerate the many dozen discrete licenses that extend or augment the capabilities...more   Licensing Reference Office and Windows Supported Combinations Table (with caption) lists supported combinations of OSs (Windows client and Windows Server) and Office...more   Licensing Reference Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Comparison Illustration + caption compares the set of online services included with Office 365 E1/E3/E5 suites...more   Licensing Reference Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat An entry level web-based GPT (similar to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, etc.) included free with...more   Licensing Reference Exchange Server Timeline Outlines major licensing and packaging changes to Exchange Server.   Licensing Reference Windows Server Timeline Outlines major changes to Windows Server’s license model and rules, edition lineup, and pricing   Product Reference Places Microsoft Places is a set of advanced work-scheduling features for Teams and Exchange Online, intended...more   Licensing Reference Online Services Suite Timeline Outlines major licensing and packaging changes to online services suites sold as User SLs (Subscription...more   Product Reference Skype for Business Server Skype for Business Server is an on-premises product that provides a unified communications solution for...more   Licensing Reference Licensing Reference Set Timelines Lists all the timelines available as part of the Licensing Reference Set   Licensing Reference Power BI Label for technologies (data management, back-end report and data hosting platforms, report design tools, and...more
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