How to Migrate Your Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) User Account If you are a Microsoft Volume Licensing customer, you may have noticed a change in the way you log in to the VLSC site. Starting from September 3, 2021, you will need
Effective August 2, 2021, Microsoft Skype for Business Online is retired and is being replaced by Microsoft Teams. This retirement does not affect the Skype consumer service or Skype for Business Server products. Organizations who haven’t made a full transition from Skype for Business
Effective March 1, 2022, the following pricing changes for Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft 365 per user per month subscriptions will take place: Microsoft Office 365 E1 (from $8 to $10) Microsoft Office 365 E3 (from $20 to $23) Microsoft Office 365 E5 (from
Effective September 8, 2021, Adobe Prelude will be discontinued. In 2012, Prelude was launched as a dedicated video pre-production tool to prepare media for editorial in Adobe Premiere Pro. Going forward, Adobe focuses their development on streamlining pre-production workflows in Premiere Pro. Existing Prelude
Effective October 1, 2021, Microsoft Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) for both Windows Server 2022 Standard and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is available for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and Volume License (VL) customers. Starting with Windows Server 2022 there is one primary release
Effective September 1, 2021, a 10K print job add-on pack is available for Microsoft Universal Print. Universal Print is a Microsoft 365 subscription-based service for centralizing print management. It is fully integrated with Azure Active Directory and can also be deployed with non-compatible printers
Effective July 30, 2021, Microsoft PlayFab is available within Azure through Enterprise Agreements (EA). PlayFab is a complete back-end platform for live game development with managed game services, real-time analytics, and LiveOps. PlayFab’s easy-to-use managed service is built on Azure. Customers can only transact
From a technological Software Asset Management (SAM) perspective, data collection is not only about software discovery and license management. With on-premises software, companies face a considerable risk of being under-licensed. With the introduction of online services and browser-based applications you need to control and
Effective August 2, 2021, Microsoft Windows 365 is available. Microsoft Windows 365 is a cloud service that takes Windows 10 or Windows 11 to the Microsoft Cloud, securely streaming the whole Windows experience, including apps and data, to any device. Windows 365 provides an
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