Licensing Reference
Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines.
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Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
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Automanage Roadmap
Azure Automanage configures and deploys common management tasks for Azure VMs and Azure Arc enabled... more
Automation Roadmap
Azure Automation helps automate deployment, management, and other repetitive IT processes. It plays a role... more
Azure Update Management Center in Preview
Updated: December 29, 2024
UPDATE 2023-09-25: Generally available as Azure Update Manager. A new Azure Update management center in...more
Azure Is Increasingly Microsoft's Server Management Hub
Updated: November 28, 2023
Server management capabilities will increasingly require Azure services in the future. Azure Arc extends the...more
Azure Update Manager Orchestrates Server Updates
Updated: October 2, 2023
Azure Update Manager, now generally available, can manage updates for Windows Server and Linux server...more
Azure is Microsoft’s Focus for Server Management Services
Updated: June 18, 2023
Server management, even for on-premises, will increasingly require Azure services in the future. Azure Arc...more
Azure Scheduler Service Shutting Down
Updated: July 27, 2020
The Azure Scheduler service will be shut down on Dec. 31, 2019.
Azure Automation Delivers Management Orchestration
Updated: July 24, 2020
Azure Automation enables management and performs automated tasks on servers and other Azure resources. Runbooks...more
Azure Automation Adds Python 2 Support
Updated: July 23, 2020
Azure Automation support for Python 2 is now generally available
ITSM Connector for Azure Generally Available
Updated: July 23, 2020
The ITSM Connector for Azure is now generally available and allows Azure monitoring tools to...more