Business and Server Applications

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 Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: May 1, 2026 Microsoft 365 E7 arrived May 1, 2026, and is intended to help organizations extend and...more M365 Apps, Copilot To Ship More Often April 28, 2026 Microsoft 365 desktop apps and services will ship new features more frequently. Shorter waits for...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 Microsoft 365 Education: Differs from Enterprise by Degrees Updated: April 12, 2026 Microsoft 365 Education offers most of the features included in commercial enterprise Microsoft 365 offerings, with...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 M365 Customers Can Keep Classic Outlook Until at Least 2029 Updated: March 23, 2026 Mar. 23, 2026: Opt-Out delayed to Mar. 2027 per a Microsoft Message Center announcement at https://admin.microsoft.com/MessageCenter/messages/MC949965...more Teams Enterprise Gains Events and Places from Premium March 17, 2026 Effective Apr. 1, 2026, some features from Teams Premium will be included in Teams Enterprise...more Microsoft 365 Backup Targets Exchange and SharePoint Online Using a PAYG model Updated: March 10, 2026 Microsoft 365 Backup provides backup of Exchange Online mailboxes, OneDrive for work accounts, and SharePoint...more SharePoint Embedded: Document Management Without SharePoint Updated: March 9, 2026 SharePoint Embedded provides storage in Microsoft 365 with built-in document management for custom apps but...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: March 6, 2026 Copilot-branded technologies from Microsoft assist users in completing tasks, but Microsoft overstates ROI. Almost all...more Dynamics 365 Commerce Retiring Multiple Features; Moving to Paid AI March 2, 2026 Soon-to-be-retired Ratings and Reviews, and Recommendations features, will create functional gaps with no announced replacements....more And Acquisition for All: Microsoft 365 Self-Service Purchase March 2, 2026 Microsoft makes several services available for direct purchase by end users to promote adoption, circumventing...more Six Steps from On-Premises to Full Cloud March 2, 2026 Organizations must increasingly focus on and invest in Microsoft-cloud based services because it increasingly retires...more

Project Legacy Timeline Updated: March 24, 2026 Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 Dynamics 365 Services Packaging December 17, 2025 Communication Services Overview July 3, 2025 Viva Packaging for Microsoft 365 Users June 30, 2025 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: May 11, 2025 Teams Calling Services October 2, 2023

  Licensing Reference Phone System Renamed Jan. 2022; see Teams Phone for in-depth entry.   Licensing Reference Skype for Business PSTN Consumption Renamed to Communication Credits   Licensing Reference Skype for Business Online PSTN Calling Renamed to Calling Plan, for use with Teams in conjunction with Teams Phone.   Licensing Reference Skype for Business Online Cloud PBX A hosted public exchange (PBX) service that augmented Skype for Business Online (now retired and...more   Licensing Reference Skype for Business Online PSTN Conferencing Replaced by Audio Conferencing for Teams.   Licensing Reference Service Provider Licensing Rule Comparison Illustration explains how licensing rules for software deployed at service providers differ from rules associated...more   Product Reference Places Microsoft Places is a set of advanced work-scheduling features for Teams and Exchange Online, intended...more   Product Reference Teams Meetings and Events Microsoft Teams is commonly used for audio and video meetings, and offers features for hosting...more   Product Reference Teams  Microsoft Teams is a cloud service that offers group-based collaboration spaces with persistent chat, voice...more   Product Reference Teams Phone Teams Phone is a hosted PBX service that works in conjunction with Team, providing many...more   Product Reference Teams Premium Teams Premium is an add-on User Subscription License (User SL) that provides additional features on...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Enterprise Microsoft 365 Enterprise is Microsoft’s premium productivity suite   Product Reference Planner Microsoft Planner is a Microsoft-hosted work management tool that includes basic task and project management...more   Product Reference Project Online The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Backup Microsoft 365 Backup provides backup for Exchange Online mailboxes, OneDrive for work accounts, and SharePoint...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Project Operations An online service that provides integrated project management and resource management for service projects, project...more

Business Applications Roadmap

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