Best Practices for Preserving Data While Removing Microsoft 365 Users Updated: February 23, 2026 Offboarding employees is not an IT task; it’s a governance and risk event affecting organizational...more VMware Rapid Migration Plan Loses Incentives: Some Benefits for Commitment Remain Updated: February 18, 2026 Note: Following a further extension of the deadline for the VMware Rapid Migration Plan to...more When Is Purview Pay-as-You-Go? February 16, 2026 An increasing set of Purview services, primarily for use with non-Microsoft data, require the use...more Places Charges Move from Users to Resources February 16, 2026 Places license changes due Apr. 1, 2026, will affect customers differently depending on their work...more Dynamics 365 Retiring Guides and Remote Assist, Move Before Dec. 2026 January 26, 2026 Dynamics 365 Guides and Remote Assist support ends Dec. 2026, with no Microsoft alternative. Both...more SQL Server 2016/2017 Database Migration: So Many Choices January 26, 2026 Organizations should develop plans to migrate off SQL Server 2016/2017 before the end of Extended support.  Migrating the database is likely the largest task but is manageable and less...more Deciphering Power Apps Licensing Updated: January 21, 2026 Update: The Power Apps Per App licensing option has been discontinued as of Jan. 2,...more Comparing Paths for Licensing Microsoft 365—The Savings May Not Stack Up  Updated: January 18, 2026 Customers have numerous paths available for licensing Microsoft 365 services. Licensing subcomponents on an à...more Top Reasons to Use SQL Server 2025 and a Few Reasons to Avoid It January 14, 2026 SQL Server 2025 reached general availability in Nov. 2025 and offers compelling changes that should...more Visual Studio 2026 Smooths AI Integration, First of Annual Releases Updated: January 11, 2026 Visual Studio 2026, Microsoft’s flagship development product, became generally available in Nov. 2025, and major...more How to Apply Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Effectively January 10, 2026 Azure compute is typically the single largest cost category of resources that an organization will...more Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users Updated: January 6, 2026 The most commonly used end-user features of Viva are built into Microsoft 365 licenses. Customers...more Free SQL Server Developer Edition Is Mostly for Demos Updated: January 2, 2026 SQL Server Developer edition is free for development and test use. Because the product requires...more Intune Premium License Tiers Still Not Worth It Updated: December 23, 2025 Two premium Intune tiers are now available, along with multiple à la carte features. Intune...more Intune Suite Features Added to Microsoft 365 E5, E3 Ahead of 2026 Price Increases Updated: December 23, 2025 The features of the Intune Suite have been split across the Microsoft 365 E5 and...more Office LTSC Timeline Updated: December 16, 2025 Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) 2024 extends the supported life span of the Office...more

Chart of Microsoft Purview Pay-as-you-go Services February 16, 2026 Microsoft 365 Copilot Packaging January 22, 2026 Dynamics 365 Services Packaging December 17, 2025 Frontline Worker Online Suite Packaging September 1, 2025 Microsoft 365 Enterprise Suite Packaging September 1, 2025 Microsoft 365 Extensions September 1, 2025 Office and Windows Supported Combinations September 1, 2025 Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Comparison September 1, 2025 Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users June 30, 2025 GitHub Copilot Tier Comparison June 3, 2025 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: May 11, 2025 Office Suite Hosting Scenarios Updated: April 8, 2025 SQL Server Hosting Scenarios Updated: April 8, 2025 Windows VDI Hosting Scenarios Updated: April 8, 2025 Per Core License Model Flowchart Updated: April 8, 2025 Windows Enterprise Rights Flowchart Updated: April 8, 2025

  Licensing Reference OneLake   Licensing Reference Data Lake Storage Cost optimization requires aligning storage tiers, redundancy, and transactions with access patterns.   Product Reference Places Microsoft Places is a set of advanced work-scheduling features for Teams and Exchange Online, intended...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection A standalone online service that analyzes transactions and events in real-time and reports on potentially...more   Licensing Reference Entra ID An online service that provides identity and access management for Microsoft-hosted services such as Microsoft...more   Product Reference Microsoft Lists Updated for changes to security and deployment of Microsoft Lists.   Product Reference Loop Updated for M365 integrations and changes to the deployment and security of the Loop service.   Product Reference SharePoint Online Updated for M365 Copilot and compliance.   Licensing Reference RD Session Host   Product Reference SharePoint Server SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 are retiring in 2026. SPSE has a new deployment model.   Licensing Reference SQL Server Technology A limited use copy of SQL Server distributed with System Center, Azure DevOps Server, and...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics CRM Online A previous name for a set of online services that deliver customer relationship management (CRM),...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 A family of online services and on-premises products that provide customer relationship management (CRM), marketing,...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Operations Server A Windows Server-based server application, originally called Dynamics AX Server, that delivers enterprise resource planning...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Services Label given to the family of online services that provide customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Remote Assist A standalone online service that allows Microsoft HoloLens users to share their onsite view of...more