Effective October 1, 2021, Microsoft Viva Insights replaces Microsoft Workplace Analytics (WPA). Microsoft Viva Insights is part of Microsoft’s newly launched Employee Experience Platform (EXP) branded as Microsoft Viva, designed to help people connect, focus, learn, and thrive at work. Viva Insights is available
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 immediately, Cygna Labs’ Cygna Auditor offers organizations that adopt Microsoft 365 and continue to have on-premises infrastructure an audit and compliance reporting solution that can monitor all activity and changes in a single console. The solution provides comprehensive change auditing and alerts on
We are proud to announce the Microsoft Teams Calling Direct Routing case study of POST Luxembourg with SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT. With POST Luxembourg’s CloudVoice solution, employees are easily accessible and can effortlessly make internal and external calls, wherever they are. It enables companies to
Effective October 1, 2020, Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard and Premium Device Subscription Licenses (SLs) are available. Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard and Premium was previously referred to as Meeting Room and Managed Meeting Rooms. Microsoft Teams Rooms allows you to Teams-enable your conference room, creating
Effective October 1, 2020, Microsoft Calling Plan is available in the following new markets: Austria, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland. If you want your users to be able to call regular phones using Microsoft Teams, and you do not already have a service
Effective September 8, 2020, Microsoft offers FastTrack support along with improved pricing offers to help Microsoft Skype for Business customers move to Microsoft Teams in a cost-effective manner. Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021, and after that date the
Effective August 1, 2020, Microsoft Advanced Communications for Microsoft Teams is available. This add-on to any paid Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription provides a new set of capabilities for large meetings up to 20,000 participants, communication policies, and integrations, in addition to advanced
On June 19, 2025, Microsoft announced that there will be no new version of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for SQL Server 2025. Instead, Power BI Report Server will become the default reporting solution for customers using SQL Server. This change also comes with updated licensing eligibility, making Power BI Report Server more accessible to a
On July 16, 2025, Microsoft announced the general availability of Hotpatching for Azure Arc–connected servers running Windows Server 2025. This release introduces a subscription-based model for non-Azure machines, enabling organizations to apply updates with minimal disruption. This marks the first time Hotpatching is offered for non-Azure machines in a generally
On July 14, 2025, Microsoft released the Security Copilot capacity calculator. This new tool helps organizations estimate how many Security Compute Units (SCUs) they need to run Microsoft Security Copilot effectively. The tool is designed to support IT and security teams in planning their SCU requirements before deploying Microsoft Security Copilot. The calculator