Effective December 2019, Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host, a new Azure service that enables customers to run Linux and Windows virtual machines on single-tenant physical servers. Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host provides physical servers that host one or more Azure virtual
Microsoft announced some updates to the Microsoft Azure Reservations. Firstly, there are new Reservations available for Azure Databricks (1 and 3-year) and Azure App Service (3-year) which both give around 40% savings compared to Pay-As-You-Go pricing. And there are some new features: Microsoft Azure
According to the August 2019 Microsoft Product Terms, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit now includes options for the Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host. The main aspects of Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server and SQL Server remain unchanged. Here’s a summary of the rules for
Microsoft announced that starting October 1, 2019 there will be an update to the licensing of dedicated hosted cloud services. Currently, there aren’t any specific rules for dedicated cloud services in place. In the scenario of dedicated hosted cloud services, currently the same rules
Microsoft Azure Reservations are a way of pre-paying for an Azure resource over a one or three-year term to get the most cost-effective pricing. The Reservations family continues to grow: it started with Reserved Instances, a way of pre-paying for Azure virtual machine base
Microsoft and Oracle announced a cloud interoperability partnership enabling customers to migrate and run mission-critical enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. Enterprises can now seamlessly connect Azure services, like Analytics and AI, to Oracle Cloud services, like Autonomous Database. By enabling customers
Microsoft announced the availability of two new Azure data centers in Africa – Cape Town and Johannesburg. Currently only the Azure services are available, and Office 365 is coming in the third quarter of 2019 and Dynamics 365 in the fourth quarter. For further
Microsoft announced the availability of the Microsoft Identity & Threat Protection license, which includes the following products: Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Active Directory Plan 2, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 2 (Office
Microsoft announced the availability of the Microsoft Information Protection & Compliance license, which includes the following products: Azure Information Protection P2 and Office 365 Advanced Compliance (Advanced eDiscovery, Advanced Data Governance, Customer Key, and Privileged Access Management). Available in the licensing programs according to
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Effective August 1, 2025, Microsoft offers a 6-month Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 and Skype for Business Server 2015 and 2019. Microsoft Exchange Server 2016/2019 and Skype for Business Server 2015/2019 reach their end of support on October 14, 2025. The 6-month Extended Security
Effective October 14, 2025, Microsoft Windows 10 reaches end of support. For organizations that must continue using Windows 10 after this date, Microsoft offers the paid Extended Security Update (ESU) program. Customers running Windows 10 in Azure Virtual Desktop will be entitled to free ESUs. Extended Security Updates