Effective July 2021, a lightweight version of the Visio web app is available for Microsoft 365. This version offers core Visio functionalities and allows business users to create and edit professional Visio diagrams effortlessly and collaborate with others by sharing diagrams seamlessly. Visio has
Extended Security Updates (ESU) are critical if you want to continue safely running Windows Server and SQL Server workloads on versions that are out of support. Extended Security Updates for the 2008 versions have been available since regular support ended, but will themselves end
Effective July 8, 2021, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection customers can pay for their Fraud Protection transactions on a Pay As You Go (PAYG) basis each month. There are three pricing tiers for each workload – account protection, loss prevention and purchase protection –
Effective December 1, 2021, changes to the way that Microsoft Business Central Database capacity is assigned, accrued, and acquired apply. Historically, the first Business Central Essentials or Premium license enabled 80 GB of Business Central Database storage for the tenant, and this remains unchanged,
Software as a Service (SaaS) and online services provide many benefits like cost and time saving potential, scalability, accessibility, and compatibility. From a licensing perspective they add complexity to your software asset management, and it is important to manage them transparently. USU’s quick guide
Effective October 1, 2021, licensing changes for Microsoft Power Apps take place. Both the prices for the Power Apps per user plan and the Power Apps per app plan are being reduced by 50%. These plans are available through SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT as your
Effective August 1, 2021, Interactions Add-ons are available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing. Dynamics 365 Marketing is a marketing automation application that helps turn prospects into business relationships. It enables you to run multichannel marketing campaigns, simplify event management, personalize experiences, and engage customers
Engaging stakeholders is the key to a successful SAM strategy. Create awareness by involving them in your SAM activities to reduce risks, costs and compliance errors, while increasing speed and efficiency. In USU’s recent white paper, you will learn how to build relationships and
Effective June 7, 2021, Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop is rebranded as Azure Virtual Desktop. There are several new features in preview and a new licensing option including a no-cost promotional period. Users licensed with Microsoft 365 E3/E5/F3/Business Premium, Windows 10 E3/E5 or Windows 10
Until September 30, 2025, there is a promotion, offering 15% off Microsoft 365 E3/E5 to eligible, new-to-Microsoft 365 E3/E5 customers in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) licensing program. This is interesting for organizations transitioning from e.g., Office 365 E3 or a Microsoft competitor. On June 24, 2025, this promotion was
Until September 30, 2025, Microsoft is providing a discount of 15 % for 10 to 2400 seat purchases of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. On April 21, 2025, the license cap with increased from 300 to 2400 licenses. On June 24, 2025, this promo has
Effective May 21, 2025, Microsoft has officially launched two new free offers regarding Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. These offers are now generally available and allow organizations to explore, develop, and test SQL workloads in Azure at no cost. Free SQL Managed Instance offer One General