Effective May 31, 2022, Microsoft Azure Cost Management and Billing became Microsoft Cost Management. Microsoft Cost Management is an Azure tool that lets you monitor, allocate, and optimize cloud costs with transparency, accuracy, and efficiency. Microsoft Cost Management continues to focus on transparency and
On May 10, 2022, Red Hat announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 which will become available in the upcoming weeks via the Red Hat Customer Portal and major cloud provider marketplaces. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is also accessible via no-cost Red Hat
Effective May 26, 2022, Broadcom acquires cloud computing company VMware in a $61 billion cash-and stock deal, the chipmaker’s biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software. VMware, which was owned by Dell until it was spun off last year, focuses
Effective May 24, 2022, Microsoft Power Pages, the fifth product in the Power Platform family, is available in preview. In common with the other members of the Power Platform family it’s a low-code solution, and enables any user to create a secure website, but
Effective May 24, 2022, Microsoft SQL Server 2022 is available in public preview and is the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet, with continued innovation in security, availability, and performance. SQL Server 2022 Preview integrates with Azure Synapse Link and Azure Purview to
Effective May 25, 2022, USU License Management 10, a new version of USU Software Asset Management (SAM), is available and is used in our Managed SAM Services. This release delivers faster, deeper management across the broader IT Asset Management (ITAM) view of data assets
Microsoft Purview: the new combination of Microsoft 365 Compliance and Azure Purview Effective April 19, 2022, Microsoft Purview replaces product names of formerly Microsoft 365 Compliance and Azure Purview. This change was made to consolidate data governance, compliance, and risk management capabilities under a
On March 4, 2022, Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications. Nuance develops speech recognition solutions across all industries. This acquisition brings together Nuance’s conversational AI and ambient intelligence with Microsoft’s industry cloud offerings. They were formerly known as ScanSoft, Inc. and changed their
Windows 11 GGWA now in CSP Effective May 1, 2022, Microsoft Get Genuine Windows Agreement (GGWA) offers are available in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program for Windows 11. This is great news for customers who need to convert non genuine Windows operating systems
Microsoft has announced changes to the management of licenses for Dynamics 365 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications. Starting April 30, 2025, enhanced license reporting will be available in the Power Platform Admin Center, showing license usage across all security roles (find more below). Users who do not meet license requirements
Coming end of May 2025, Microsoft introduces a greatly improved and expanded Microsoft 365 Copilot experience, called Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2. Furthermore, the new Copilot Control System lets you manage, govern, and measure Copilot and agents across your organization. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: A New Copilot Experience
Effective April 8, 2025, Copilot in Azure is available. Accessible through the Azure Management Portal, Copilot is designed to assist you in answering questions, completing tasks, and exploring Azure services. What is Microsoft Copilot in Azure? Microsoft Copilot in Azure is an AI-powered assistant integrated into the Azure Management