Effective February 28, 2023, Citrix NetScaler provides subscription-only options that include both hardware and software Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). What are the benefits of the Citrix NetScaler subscription-only options? While NetScaler will no longer offer perpetual licensing, what stays is the flexibility to
Effective April 30, 2023, general support for all VMware Horizon 7 versions expires. To continue receiving support, you will need to upgrade to Horizon 8 or Horizon Cloud. Refer to this VMware Knowledge Base article for additional details, upgrade guidance and several resources to
Microsoft Teams Rooms license now needed for various devices Effective July 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, Surface Hubs, and executives in personal mode using a user license will need to provision a Teams Rooms license to continue service. However, on June 26, 2023, Microsoft
Citrix now part of the Cloud Software Group On September 30, 2022, Citrix joined the Cloud Software Group by merging with TIBCO Software. The Citrix name remains in place. Cloud Software Group is moving to a subscription-only model, which affects Citrix licensing: Citrix retired
Since March 7, 2023, Microsoft Syntex pay-as-you-go licensing is available for Microsoft 365 Commercial Cloud customers. What is Microsoft Syntex? Launched in October 2022, Microsoft Syntex is a set of content AI (artificial intelligence) services. As a premium offering with Microsoft 365, it
Announced March 6, 2023, Azure OpenAI Service will be integrated into Microsoft AI Builder, and is currently in preview. Azure OpenAI Service enables users to use a new low-code generative AI model and templates within Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Power Apps. AI Builder
Announced March 6, 2023, Conversation boosters with GPT will be integrated into Microsoft Power Virtual Agents and is currently in preview. Power Virtual Agents: What is it? Power Virtual Agents is the low-code approach to building chatbots with an intuitive visual drag-and-drop approach
As of March 28, 2023, Autodesk will no longer offer new or renewed multi-year subscriptions. This move marks a significant change in Autodesk’s sales strategy. Last chance to purchase multi-year subscriptions The last day to place an order for multi-year subscriptions is Friday,
Effective April 1, 2023, Veeam redesigns its product packaging and introduces a tiering approach. This move is aimed at simplifying the product offerings and providing customers with a clear understanding of the products they need for their specific use cases. Veeam’s new product
Midterm upgrades for Microsoft 365 subscriptions Microsoft has introduced new options that allow you to upgrade eligible 1-year subscriptions to 3-year term midterm or at renewal in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. This change applies to Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft Teams Enterprise, Microsoft 365 E5 Security
On July 1, 2025, Microsoft announced that there will be no price adjustments in September 2025 for its Commercial Cloud services and on-premises software due to currency fluctuations. This decision comes after Microsoft’s latest semi-annual foreign exchange review, which found no significant currency shifts to justify a pricing update. Any
With Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot, consumption of specific agentic requests is billed via Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG). This licensing guide explains how this model works, how Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat differs from Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing, how to set it up, and what it means for your organization.