Compute, Infrastructure, and Systems Management

Intune Suite Features Added to Microsoft 365 E5, E3 Ahead of 2026 Price Increases Updated: July 16, 2026 The features of Intune Suite and Intune Plan 2 are being split across—and bundled into—Microsoft...more Agent 365: What’s There, What’s Missing July 16, 2026 Agent 365 provides a unified platform for AI agent governance, identity management, and security oversight....more Disconnected Operations for Azure Local: More Local, Less Azure July 4, 2026 Disconnected operations for Azure Local allows customers to deploy Azure Local clusters without a connection...more Windows Point-in-Time Restore Is Windows, Yesterday Updated: June 26, 2026 Windows Point-in-Time Restore is a new feature of Windows 11 that should help customers recover more...more Azure Files Removes a Big Blocker to Cloud Migration May 28, 2026 Azure Files now offers native Entra ID user authentication. It removes the infrastructure tax of...more Need to Know: Terms and Concepts for Understanding Microsoft VDI Updated: May 11, 2026 Newer offerings like AVD and Windows 365 introduce capabilities that require updated terminology to describe...more What Data Does Azure Arc Share with Microsoft? April 29, 2026 Azure Arc is an increasingly necessary management framework for organizations, particularly those seeking to use...more Azure Storage Gets Minimum Billing Size April 22, 2026 Microsoft is rolling out minimum billable object sizes for some tiers of Blob Storage. Blob Storage is available in a range of...more Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages Updated: April 16, 2026 Windows Quick Machine Recovery could help customers restore unbootable Windows 11 PCs, as after the...more How to Apply Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Effectively to Compute Workloads Updated: April 10, 2026 Azure compute is typically the single largest cost category of resources that an organization will...more Choosing Among Microsoft’s Many Copilot and Agent Reporting Tools April 7, 2026 Several tools provide reporting, analytics, and insights into Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent usage within...more Azure Leaves Real-Time OS Market April 2, 2026 Customers who built or bought IoT devices with the Azure Sphere or Azure RTOS OSes...more M365 Agent Value Could Be Revealed by New Agent Dashboard Updated: March 30, 2026 The new Agent Dashboard in Viva Insights shows metrics of deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot-based agents...more Evaluating Digital Sovereignty Options   March 16, 2026 Enterprises are increasingly using the public cloud for mission-critical and data-sensitive workloads. But as customers...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

Windows Enterprise Rights Flowchart May 1, 2026 Windows client OS edition packaging May 1, 2026 Windows Server Edition Packaging May 1, 2026 Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents April 7, 2026 Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 Communication Services Overview July 3, 2025 Azure Arc Sample Deployment Updated: October 11, 2024

  Licensing Reference IoT Services and Software IoT pricing combines Azure consumption, device/message-based meters, edge infrastructure meters, and security licensing.   Product Reference IOT Services and Software IoT services and software help organizations connect, monitor, secure, and manage large numbers of physical...more   Product Reference Azure Managed Applications Azure Managed Applications product entry.   Licensing Reference App Service Azure App Service has three purchasing models that dictate the level of infrastructure isolation, networking...more   Product Reference App Service Azure App Service is a managed cloud platform for hosting business applications, Web sites, APIs,...more   Product Reference Functions Functions is Microsoft’s serverless platform for running code for business events, schedules, API calls, and...more   Licensing Reference Functions Azure Functions offers multiple hosting plans that address cost, performance, governance, and operational requirements.   Product Reference Communication Services Azure Communication Services is a set of cloud services and APIs that allow developers to...more   Licensing Reference DevTest Labs Azure DevTest Labs is a service for standardizing and governing development and test environments   Product Reference DevTest Labs Azure DevTest Labs is a service for standardizing and governing development and test environments   Licensing Reference Azure Storage Azure Storage offerings have different purchasing options with several factors affecting costs, including storage or...more   Product Reference Azure Storage Azure Storage is a scalable storage platform that includes services for several data storage formats...more   Licensing Reference Blob Storage Blob Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are driven by architectural decisions for...more   Licensing Reference Azure Files Azure Files uses a combination of capacity-based and consumption-based pricing models with costs driven by...more   Licensing Reference Managed Disks Managed disks use a capacity-based pricing model based on the size, number of disks, performance,...more   Licensing Reference Queue Storage Queue Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are only incurred for data stored,...more

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