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Reduction eligible

January 7, 2020

An online service attribute indicating that EA customers may, at enrollment anniversary, be able to reduce the number of subscriptions for that online service.

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February 2020 Update

January 7, 2020
Update research digest for February 2020.
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License Transfer

January 8, 2020

Shifting ownership of perpetual licenses from one organization to another.

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Support Policy Summary

January 6, 2020
Outline of Microsoft support life-cycle policies, which define how Microsoft software and services are eligible for help desk assistance and other product support from the company, how long support is provided, and what customers must do to qualify for that support.
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Azure Quantum Consolidates Quantum Offerings

January 5, 2020
Azure Quantum, expected to arrive in private preview in 2020, organizes Microsoft’s quantum computing–related offerings under a single brand.
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Windows Insider Changes May Signal New Service Policy

January 5, 2020
Changes to the Windows 10 Windows Insider Program may affect the Windows as a Service policy.
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Azure Database for MySQL Version 8.0 Available

January 4, 2020
Azure Database for MySQL, a managed service that provides quick deployment and scaling, has made MySQL 8.0 generally available.
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Power BI Mobile Clients Change Layout, Plan RDL Support

January 4, 2020
Power BI mobile clients receive usability improvements designed for enterprise users and layout changes to conform to industry standards.
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Enterprise Subscription Enrollment

January 16, 2020

An Enterprise Agreement option where all licenses purchased, including those for on-premises products, are subscriptions (with the one exception being an end-of-contract perpetual license buyout option).

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SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters

January 2, 2020
SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters is a new deployment option that stores and analyzes unstructured data on its own, but it has limits and requires Kubernetes on Linux.
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