Copilot for Microsoft 365 is here for enterprise customers! Learn how to make use of Microsoft’s newest AI in all of your Microsoft 365 Apps, such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and more!
Since April 26, 2023, Microsoft Centrally Managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server is generally available. What is Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server? Azure Hybrid Benefit is a licensing benefit that enables you to leverage your on-premises core-based SQL Server licenses, along with active Software Assurance or subscription,
Since April 26, 2023, there are custom lookback periods available in Microsoft Azure Advisor. What are custom lookback periods in Azure Advisor? One of the key recommendations provided by Azure Advisor is right sizing, which helps optimize costs by identifying virtual machines that are either idle or underutilized. This
Effective April 1, 2023, Microsoft revised and simplified the Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB) use rights for Windows Server. For Windows Server, Microsoft eliminated the requirement that customers allocate licenses in packs of eight, eliminated the requirement that customers allocate 16 licenses before they begin using AHB. All other requirements remain
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 is integrated in Microsoft Power Platform
Since February 14, 2023, Extended Security Updates (ESU) are available for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 environments on Azure. Organizations that need additional time to upgrade and modernize their Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 environments on Azure can obtain an additional year of updates, ending January 9, 2024.
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 pricing of products and services to
Effective January 24, 2023, Microsoft Indirect Enterprise Agreement (EA) customers can manage their billing account directly in the Azure Management Portal, and effective February 20, 2023, comparable features are no longer available in the Azure Enterprise Portal. For the announcement article with links to useful documentation and how-to videos, please
In 2023, a list of Microsoft products will retire according to a schedule. Upon retirement, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. The retiring products, governed by the Modern Policy, in 2023 are: Product Retirement Date
Effective December 1, 2022, Microsoft Azure DevOps Server 2022 is available. Azure DevOps supports collaborative features and set of processes that bring together developers, project managers, and contributors to develop software. You can work in the cloud using Azure DevOps Services or on-premises using Azure DevOps Server. Azure DevOps Server
Effective October 1, 2024, prices increase for certain Dynamics 365 products, ranging from 9% to 17%. Who is affected by this price increase? The price increases apply globally for all new customers, and for existing customers on their next renewal after October 1, 2024. It impacts all customer segments,
Effective March 18, 2024, Microsoft introduced an auto-renew option for Azure reservations, now available at the time of purchase. Now, when you make a purchase, you have the option to automatically renew your reservation. This means that when your current reservation expires, a replacement will be automatically purchased for you.
On April 30, 2024, 10:00 to 13:00 Central European Time (CET), Red Hat hosts a workshop about migrating from CentOS to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Register here. Why is this relevant? CentOS Linux 7 approaches its end-of-life in June 2024. Hence, organizations are confronted with the task of migrating
