Effective November 8, 2021, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 is generally available. Effective May 23, 2022, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 is also available for Mac. Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 is an integrated development environment (IDE) and is used in order to develop programs, websites, web
Effective December 1, 2021, Microsoft Get Genuine Windows Agreement (GGWA) offers are available for small and medium-sized organizations through SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT as your Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). GGWA legalization solutions assist customers in converting non-genuine Windows operating systems to legitimate versions and remaining
Effective October 19, 2021, Privacy Management for Microsoft 365 is generally available. This product helps organizations to safeguard the personal data they hold, and to make it easier to respond to subject rights requests – when individuals ask to see the specific pieces of
Effective November 2, 2021, pay-as-you-go pricing is available for Microsoft Power Apps. Customers now have the option to purchase the Power Apps per App plan with an Azure Subscription. The Power Apps per App pay-as-you-go plan introduces the flexibility for customers to pay for
Effective October 19, 2021, Microsoft is increasing the price of Windows Server 2022 Standard edition and Windows Server 2022 Client Access Licenses (CALs) by 10%. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter edition pricing will remain the same. Windows Server 2022 is available as perpetual software through
Effective November 1, 2021, Microsoft Professional Direct Support expands to the Microsoft 365 portfolio of products, and is now available for Microsoft Dynamics 365, in addition to Microsoft Power Platform. Professional Direct Support provides proactive advisory services, faster response times, and escalation management for
Adobe Acrobat perpetual licenses: What changed? Effective December 1, 2021, there will be no new purchases of Adobe Acrobat perpetual licenses in the upgrade plan. Effective February 1, 2022, Adobe will no longer offer Upgrade Plan for Acrobat in the Transactional Licensing Program (TLP)
Effective November 2, 2021, Microsoft Viva Suite is generally available. It contains Viva Connections for company culture and communications, Viva Learning for employee skilling and growth, Viva Topics for organization and discovery of knowledge and expertise, Viva Insights to improve employee productivity and wellbeing,
Effective November 1, 2021, Microsoft Cloud App Security is being rebranded to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is a comprehensive solution for security and compliance teams enabling users in the organization, local and remote, to safely adopt business applications
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