Effective May 21, 2025, Microsoft has officially launched two new free offers regarding Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. These offers are now generally available and allow organizations to explore, develop, and test SQL workloads in Azure at no cost. Free
On May 19, 2025, Microsoft Foundry Local was launched in public preview. It enables you to run AI models directly on Windows and macOS devices. This eliminates cloud dependencies while maximizing performance, privacy, and control over sensitive data. What Is Foundry Local? Foundry
Did you know: Microsoft offers its own native backup solution for Microsoft 365—designed to protect and restore your cloud data across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Background Many customers have asked whether there exists a built-in backup solution for Microsoft 365. The
Effective May 2025, Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI), a solution for rapidly identifying and mitigating risks from sensitive data exposure, is in public preview. Administrators will need to activate Purview PAYG billing and provision Security Compute Units to use this feature. The
Did you know: If your Azure Virtual Machines (VM), Dedicated Hosts, or Azure App Service reservations don’t offer the flexibility you need, you can trade them in for a savings plan (aka. Azure Savings Plan for Compute) with a term of one to three
Effective May 6, 2025, Azure Storage Actions is generally available, offering a fully managed platform to automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage. This platform helps organizations manage vast datasets efficiently, hence ensuring data security, protection, and governance while reducing
Effective April 8, 2025, Copilot in Azure is available. Accessible through the Azure Management Portal, Copilot is designed to assist you in answering questions, completing tasks, and exploring Azure services. What is Microsoft Copilot in Azure? Microsoft Copilot in Azure is an AI-powered
On April 16, 2025, Microsoft released new AI models on Azure AI Foundry with significantly improved capabilities for coding, instruction following, and long-context processing. This article looks at these new models in detail to help you with the decision on what models to use
Microsoft Azure is a powerful cloud platform that offers a growing collection of integrated services for organizations. This guide will help you navigate Azure’s licensing landscape effectively, ensuring you can optimize costs and maximize the benefits of its services. What is Microsoft Azure?
Until September 30, 2025, there is a promotion, offering 15% off Microsoft 365 E3/E5 to eligible, new-to-Microsoft 365 E3/E5 customers in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) licensing program. This is interesting for organizations transitioning from e.g., Office 365 E3 or a Microsoft competitor. On June 24, 2025, this promotion was
Until September 30, 2025, Microsoft is providing a discount of 15 % for 10 to 2400 seat purchases of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. On April 21, 2025, the license cap with increased from 300 to 2400 licenses. On June 24, 2025, this promo has
Effective May 21, 2025, Microsoft has officially launched two new free offers regarding Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. These offers are now generally available and allow organizations to explore, develop, and test SQL workloads in Azure at no cost. Free SQL Managed Instance offer One General