Business Applications

Licensing Azure Services for Development and Test  Updated: November 5, 2026 Customers with Visual Studio and MSDN Platforms subscriptions are eligible for pricing discounts and other...more The Rising Cost of Microsoft 365 Storage October 28, 2026 Spending is becoming less predictable as storage consumption triggers separate charges across overages, backup, archive,...more Dynamics 365 Sustainability: New Name, Same Product October 28, 2026 Microsoft Sustainability Manager is now Dynamics 365 Sustainability with the same tiers, features, and costs....more Dynamics 365 Commerce Adds Lower-Cost Import Options October 23, 2026 New Commerce licensing options (called Headless) can lower the cost of processing and importing transactions....more Microsoft IQ Enables Enterprise Intelligence, But at What Cost? September 21, 2026 Enterprise intelligence is shifting from stored information to metered services consumed by AI. Microsoft IQ...more Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: September 21, 2026 Unlike the E3 and E5 tiers of Microsoft 365, E7 is likely of very limited...more Planner Subscription Strategy for Project Online Retirement September 11, 2026 Project Online was retired effective Oct. 1, 2026, leaving Planner as Microsoft’s sole hosted project...more The Hidden Costs of M365 Copilot September 10, 2026 Microsoft injected unpredictable consumption costs into user subscription licensing with Copilot Cowork, and there’s more...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 4, 2026 Microsoft’s range of Copilots, initially broad and confusing, is narrowing, but remains convoluted. Copilots, like...more Strategies for Controlling Dynamics 365 Storage Costs June 17, 2026 Dynamics 365 storage growth is a predictable consequence of long-term system use, not an unusual...more M365 Copilot Adds Choice (and Risk) with Anthropic’s Claude Updated: June 12, 2026 Microsoft has partnered with Anthropic, adding its Claude models to Microsoft 365 (M365) Copilot. Claude’s...more Enhancements Could Break Down Agent Adoption Barriers Updated: May 15, 2026 Copilot Studio continues to receive frequent significant updates. The latest round arrived in Nov. 2025,...more Dynamics 365 MCP Servers Show Strategic Development Shift May 11, 2026 Dynamics 365 Model Context Protocol servers are a new development option that provides standardized access...more Dual‑Model Researcher: OpenAI Meets Anthropic April 27, 2026 Multi-model modes may improve first-draft reliability of Researcher, but outputs need review and validation. Computer...more SharePoint’s New UI Is All About AI April 15, 2026 SharePoint Online’s UI change, which will be mandatory by May 2026, reorganizes how employees work...more Teams Premium Goes Beyond Meetings and Webinars  Updated: April 2, 2026 Note: Since this report was published in Nov. 2025, Teams Enterprise has gained several capabilities...more

Dynamics 365 Services Packaging October 23, 2026 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 1, 2026 Project Legacy Timeline Updated: March 24, 2026 Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 Communication Services Overview July 3, 2025 Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users June 30, 2025

  Licensing Reference Power Apps Power Apps allows the creation of line-of-business apps by citizen developers (also referred to as...more   Licensing Reference Power Automate Power Automate is a low-code platform for developing, publishing, and running simple to moderately complex...more   Licensing Reference Power Pages Power Pages allows the creation of certain types of (typically external) websites without relying on...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Sustainability An environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management offering that records, calculates, and reports on...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Sustainability An environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management offering that records, calculates, and reports on...more   Product Reference Dynamics 365 Contact Center A preconfigured, stand-alone call center solution that provides multiple communication channel options and routing features...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Contact Center A preconfigured, stand-alone call center solution licensed per user through one of three plans that...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 On-Premises Packaging Illustration + caption outlines the spectrum of Dynamics 365 On-Premises products and the technical features...more   Product Reference Project Online Project Online was fully retired in Sept. 2026, and the service and all associated data...more   Licensing Reference OneDrive OneDrive is licensed through User SLs and is included in M365 and O365 plans.   Product Reference Microsoft Graph Microsoft Graph is the connective layer across M365, linking people, devices, security, and compliance signals.   Licensing Reference Copilot Cowork Copilot Cowork requires the M365 Copilot license but breaks the per-seat pricing model   Licensing Reference Dataverse The primary database and file and log storage provider for Power Apps, Power Automate, Power...more   Product Reference Dataverse A cloud database service designed to make it easier to create and use data in...more   Product Reference App Service Azure App Service is a managed cloud platform for hosting business applications, Web sites, APIs,...more   Licensing Reference Service Provider Licensing Rule Comparison Illustration explains how licensing rules for software deployed at service providers differ from rules associated...more

Business Applications Roadmap

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