Since February 14, 2023, Windows Update for Business deployment service empowers organizations to access curated lists of recommended drivers, control the offering of drivers to different devices, and monitor the deployment status with intuitive reports. All Windows E3/E5/A3/A5 and Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers,
Effective April 1, 2023, prices for Azure services in Euro increase by 11 percent to more closely align to Azure pricing in US dollars. Even after this adjustment, customers buying in Euro will continue to find Azure offerings highly competitive. Microsoft periodically assesses its
Since February 28, 2023, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7 is available. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 eliminates the risk of losing access to and control over your Office 365 data, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams, so your
Effective April 3, 2023, GitLab increases the list price of GitLab Premium from $19 to $29 per user per month. Existing GitLab Premium customers will have a one-time transition price of $24 per user per month automatically applied to their upcoming renewals until April
Effective February 14, 2023, the new Veeam Data Platform is available. Veeam Data Platform delivers data security, data recovery and data freedom to backup and use data from anywhere without platform or cloud lock-in. There are three enterprise-grade editions: Foundation, Advanced and Premium. All
In 2023, Microsoft Yammer becomes Microsoft Viva Engage and the Yammer brand retires. Effective in March 2023, the first step is the updating of the Communities app for Outlook and the Yammer mobile apps for iOS and Android to the new Viva Engage app.
Effective March 2023, Adobe starts embedding Acrobat PDF technology in Microsoft Edge. Together, Adobe and Microsoft are updating the PDF experience in Microsoft Edge by powering the built-in PDF reader with the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine. This will give users a unique PDF experience
Effective March 31, 2023, Citrix changes its licensing policy and customers are required to update to the latest version of the Citrix License Server and continue regular updates of license server software within six months of new license server releases. Deploying the new license
Effective January 31, 2023, Oracle announced a multi-stage alliance to offer customers a greater choice of operating systems to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The strategic collaboration starts with Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on OCI as a supported operating system, improving the
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 June 2025, Microsoft has introduced Azure Communication Services (ACS), a powerful solution for sending large volumes of communications, like emails. This is especially relevant for organizations facing limitations with traditional email platforms like Exchange Online. This article explains ACS and its licensing, compares it to Exchange Online, and answers