Simon Taylor

When was the last time SQL Server changed in price? Are there any upcoming Microsoft 365 pricing changes? Are they exchange rate fluctuations or product-based changes…or both? These are all questions that can be quickly and easily answered using our two new tools: the Product Price Plotter and the Exchange Rate Price Plotter. An evolution of our existing pricing pages, you can now browse historic and future price changes using interactive search and filter elements at the top of the page to narrow down to your chosen specifics. We’ll do the heavy lifting of keeping up to date with price…

LicenseVerse is a unique, searchable portal that puts up-to-date licensing resources right at your fingertips. With over 1,300 pages of ever-growing content covering Azure, on-premises software, and Online Services, it helps you find the information you need quickly and intuitively. Save time and trouble, and cut through the confusion today. If you're not yet a subscriber, please contact info@licensingschool.co.uk to find out more.

Showcase your licensing expertise with our three Body of Knowledge (BOK) licensing certifications, available to purchase or included for our Elementary School subscribers and higher. Begin with the Foundation exam for the fundamentals, progress to the Practitioner level for a more advanced challenge, or pick Power Platform to prove specialist skills. All exams are updated annually, and successful completion earns you a Credly badge for your email signature and LinkedIn. Register here: https://bit.ly/4bRH9CT.

How's your knowledge of the Microsoft developer tools licensing? Find out now by trying our new exam, which tests all the fundamentals. If you realise that Visual Studio leaves you vexed, be sure to register for our training this week, where Louise will help dust off your dev tools licensing skills. Give the exam a go for free here: https://bit.ly/4cdqcmm. Subscribers can register for the training here: https://bit.ly/LS_Training. If you're not a subscriber, and would benefit from this kind of upskilling, please get in touch: info@licensingschool.co.uk.

Save your sanity with our Licensing Guides Cautionary Notes page in LicenseVerse! All our content is based on Microsoft source material, but it can sometimes contain inconsistencies or oddities. This corner of LicenseVerse highlights items that need some clarification or correction. We are on the lookout so you don’t have to be! Subscribers can find it here: https://bit.ly/LSLVLGCN. If you’re not a subscriber and are feeling the FOMO, contact info@licensingschool.co.uk.

Want to demonstrate your Microsoft 365 mastery? To supplement our training this month, there are two newly released exams focusing on fundamental and advanced licensing. Pass them to receive a certificate as well as credits towards your Licensing Scholar certification. Find out more and see our full range of exams here: https://bit.ly/LicensingScholarExams.

If you're a Microsoft partner and you've accrued co-op funds, you can use those towards our various Licensing School offers. Should you have any questions, please email info@licensingschool.co.uk and we'll be glad to help you with the necessary documentation. You can find the details of the offers you can benefit from here: http://bit.ly/43cAeiH.

We love delivering licensing training, and our regular live sessions are recorded into an ever-growing back catalogue for your viewing pleasure! This treasure trove of material is available for Middle School, High School, and Dear Louise subscribers to watch at your convenience. Discover what sessions you might have missed and register for them here: https://bit.ly/DynamicFWYN. If you aren't a current subscriber and want to hear more about what you're missing, please contact us at info@licensingschool.co.uk.

Every month we run a “Did You See...?” training session for our Licensing School subscribers. This is a fantastic (and easy!) way to keep up to date with the dozens of changes that happen in the world of licensing every month. Delivered in Louise’s unique style, this session will give you a high-level overview of all the key changes you should know about. This month we’re also showcasing our latest set of interactive tools to make your licensing life that little bit easier. It’s the perfect opportunity to stay informed, so be sure to join us! Subscribers can register here:…

If you’re apprehensive about the Microsoft 365 Apps or perplexed by the Purview Suite, we’ve got just the tool for you! Introducing our new Office 365/Microsoft 365 Plan Picker, an online configurator that lets you toggle the features a user requires to then be suggested a suitable licence. Currently in public preview with early feedback proving positive, LicenseVerse subscribers can try it out today: https://bit.ly/PlanPicker. We love building tools to help you, so your feedback is invaluable – reach out to LicenseVerse@licensingschool.co.uk with your thoughts!