Act now to keep your Copilot workloads inside the EU: effective April 17, 2026, Microsoft enables Copilot Flex Routing by default for EU and EFTA tenants. This allows AI inferencing to occur outside the EU during peak demand periods, which might have compliance implications.
Lower entry costs make Cloud PCs more accessible for small and medium businesses: effective May 1, 2026, Microsoft reduces Windows 365 Business list prices by 20%. Summary Windows 365 Business prices decrease by 20% starting May 1, 2026 Applies immediately to new subscriptions
Long‑term OS stability reduces upgrade pressure for regulated environments: effective April 2, 2026, Red Hat introduces “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle, Premium” with a predictable 14‑year lifecycle for major releases. Summary Red Hat launched the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life
Hardware has become more expensive, and key components are harder to source. For many organizations, adding more servers or memory is no longer a realistic default option. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 is positioned as a response to this reality. Instead of scaling by
Secure legacy pricing before price increases: effective July 1, 2026, Tungsten Automation will update list pricing across its portfolio, affecting most products. Summary Tungsten Automation announced a global list price update, which applies across multiple solution portfolios New pricing affects quotes issued on or after
From May 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, Microsoft 365 E7 is available at discounted Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) pricing, including 1-year introductory offers for 10+ and 100+ seats and a 3-year CSP offer for 300+ seats. This article explains Microsoft 365 E7 pricing,
Send large volumes of internal system emails without mailbox limits or service disruption: effective March 31, 2026, High Volume Email in Exchange Online becomes generally available, with usage billing starting on June 1, 2026. Summary High Volume Email is now generally available in
Run Windows Server and SQL Server subscriptions flexibly in shared and outsourced clouds: effective April 1, 2026, Microsoft grants License Mobility rights to Windows Server and SQL Server subscriptions in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. This removes a key limitation for customers who
Adopt Dragon Copilot with simpler and more competitive pricing: effective May 1, 2026, Microsoft reduces the per‑user license price for Dragon Copilot across all supported countries and unites enterprise capabilities under a single license. Summary The Dragon Copilot per‑user license price is reduced