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| Dear Louise: Entra part 1 12th March 2025 https://bit.ly/4gFpPj3 | Introduction to Microsoft Entra Components Zero Trust Identities, Authentication, Authorization The Entra Admin Center Entra in the Product Terms Entra ID Key concepts: tenant and directory Entra ID Free and Entra ID Plan 1 and 2 Where the Entra ID plans are included in other licenses Entra ID Protection What it does and how it’s licensed Entra ID Governance What it does and how it’s licensed Tenant level licensing Global Secure Access Entra Internet Access and Entra Private Access What they do and how they’re licensed Entra Verified ID What it is and how it’s licensed Entra Suite Individual components Buying the suite |
| Azure Reservations 5th March 2025 https://bit.ly/4jO7lzR | Key concepts Mechanism for saving money Term, billing frequency, scope Reassignment, exchange, cancellation Post purchase deployment flexibility Software Plans How Software Plans fit with Reserved Instances Purchasing a Software Plan Term, billing frequency, exchange, and cancellation Instance size flexibility Microsoft Fabric Capacity Microsoft Fabric workloads Purchasing a Fabric Capacity Reservation Term, billing frequency, exchange, and cancellation Pre-Purchase Plans Focus on Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel Purchasing a Pre-Purchase Plan Term, billing frequency, exchange, and cancellation Usage duration |
| Dear Louise: Microsoft Defender extra part 2 26th February 2025 https://bit.ly/3C7ppDY | Defender for IoT EIoT and OT environments Defender for Endpoint device discovery for IoT devices Licensing EIoT devices OT site licenses Threat Intelligence MDTI Standard and Premium MDTI in the Defender portal MDTI and Security Copilot Threat Intelligence API Security Copilot Standalone and integrated experiences Overview of how Security Copilot works and integrated products Setting up and managing SCUs and users |
| Did You See? 19th February 2025 https://bit.ly/3PCj6eE | Keep up to date with licensing changes Product Terms updates Updated Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide Updated Power Platform Licensing Guide Dynamics 365 Contact Center licensing guidance Microsoft Sustainability Manager: understand the Microsoft Cloud industry solutions, Microsoft Cloud Solution Center, and MSM pricing and licensing Updated Windows Server 2025 Licensing Guide Microsoft Defender licensing guidance Subscription License Suites document Microsoft 365 Apps licensing guidance Base and Additive CALs licensing guidance CAL Suite Bridges licensing guidance How to Buy document Retirement of Delve Virtual Canaries… Copilot for Security name change GitHub Copilot for Azure Next Generation Azure Data Box devices Microsoft Cost Management updates Azure Reservations Azure DevTest Labs Azure SQL Database updates Azure Spot placement scores Learn about licensing Main page for registering for training FWYN document online Licensing School certifications Certificate in Defender licensing fundamentals Licensing Scholar and Licensing Scholar Core |
| Dear Louise: Microsoft Defender extra part 1 12th February 2025 https://bit.ly/4fVEne0 | Defender Vulnerability Management Overview and licensing Pricing and functionality overviews Defender for Servers Options for enabling Billing and server states Defender for Cloud Billing for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Defender for Cloud workloads Pre-Purchase Plan (Reservation) and how Commit Units work Defender for Cloud Cost Estimation Workbook Microsoft Sentinel Overview of SIEM solution and how Sentinel fits into the overall picture Pay-As-You-Go billing and Commitment Tiers Data ingestion allowances Sentinel Pre-Purchase Plan Certificate in… Microsoft Defender licensing fundamentals |
| Microsoft Defender: the licensing 5th February 2025 https://bit.ly/3C26tGT | The overview Microsoft security portfolio Microsoft Defender overview Microsoft Defender portal Microsoft Defender XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Overview Defender for Office 365 Defender for Endpoint and license usage report Defender for Identity Defender for Cloud Apps Protecting servers Defender for Endpoint capabilities Defender for Endpoint for Servers Defender for Cloud: overview and billing Discount for existing customers Deploying and enabling Defender for Servers Defender for SMBs Defender for Business Defender for Business Servers Resources Microsoft security portfolio Product Terms mapping Subscription License Suites in the Product Terms and Subscription License Suites guide Comparison documents Done for you in LicenseVerse Defender licensing guidance document Licensing guidance for tenant level services |
| Dear Louise: Flexible Virtualization Benefit: Desktop 29th January 2025 https://bit.ly/49sfJAn | A recap and update Flexible Virtualization Benefit: Server training The Flexible Virtualization Benefit and SPLA LicenseVerse updates for Listed Provider clarity Device licenses Licensing a VDI Traditional Windows and Office: licenses, availability, deployment rights User licenses Windows: availability and deployment rights Listed Providers: VDA rights Office: availability and deployment rights Shared Computer Activation Listed Providers: Amazon Workspaces Resources Flexible Virtualization Benefit in LicenseVerse License deployment options in LicenseVerse Certificate in Flexible Virtualization Benefit |
| Did You See? 22nd January 2025 https://bit.ly/4iv21AQ | New documents Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide Viva feature comparison table (retirement of Viva Goals) Updated comparison documents and Excel version Product licensing Microsoft Loop: Workspaces, Pages, Components, and the licensing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: what’s new, paying for Agents, Copilot in 2024 Copilot for consumers: Copilot in Microsoft 365 Apps, AI Credits GitHub Copilot SQL database in Microsoft Fabric Entra ID Governance for Guests Microsoft Cost Management Program licensing Moving to the MCA-E from the EA Licensing School certifications Moving from GLR Using Co-op funds How Licensing Scholar fits in with BOK certifications |
| Dear Louise: Flexible Virtualization Benefit: Server 15th January 2025 https://bit.ly/3Vwf2Ag | Overview Customer outsourcing options Authorized Outsourcers and Listed Providers Eligible licenses Windows Server Reminder of licensing options Reminder of on-premises licensing rules Exceptions for Software Subscriptions CSP-Hoster Overview of CSP-Hoster solutions Using licenses with CSP-Hosters Exceptions for Software Subscriptions Listed Providers Microsoft: Azure Hybrid Benefit All Listed Providers: License Mobility through SA A summary |
| Dear Louise: Copilot Control System 17th December 2024 https://bit.ly/4issn6i | Copilot Control System overview Data protection Microsoft Purview and SharePoint Advanced Management with Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 Licensing SharePoint Premium and SharePoint Advanced Management Management controls Copilot in Microsoft 365 Admin Centers Governing and monitoring usage of Copilot and Agents Copilot Analytics Copilot Dashboard: overview + licensing Copilot Business Impact Report: overview + licensing Advanced Analytics |
| Did You See? 16th December 2024 https://bit.ly/49zb7si | Dynamics Corner Updated Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide Updated Power Platform Licensing Guide Copilot Studio: Pay-As-You-Go billing available, and how to set it up Copilot Agents – see Copilot licensing: the sequel Desktop product changes Updated comparison documents and Excel version New Outlook for Windows Clipchamp and Stream combining Viva Glint and Viva Insights integration Included in a Microsoft 365 Copilot license: Viva Insights and SharePoint Advanced Management Product Terms updates Pricing updates Price increases for monthly payments FX changes and impact on Online Services How Azure is billed in NCE Pricing summary for software, Online Services and Azure in NCE FX change impact in Microsoft licensing programs GLR: What’s next? Licensing Scholar Core certification License Scholar |
| Dear Louise: Azure Local 10th December 2024 https://bit.ly/3ZIOM8f | Azure Local overview Original Azure Stack solutions Move to Azure Local Buying Azure Local Licensing Azure Local VMs Azure Hybrid Benefit: eligibility and activation BYOL Windows Server Subscriptions Azure Local software subscription Final bits and bobs Some useful Azure Local FAQs What’s next with GLR event Using partner co-op funds event |
Copilot licensing: the sequel 4th December 2024 https://bit.ly/3ZMtw1z | Microsoft 365 Copilot overview Some fundamental concepts Business Chat Microsoft 365 Copilot in the apps The Microsoft 365 Copilot license Copilot Pages Copilot Prompt Gallery Agents and Actions Copilot Actions Copilots v Agents An agentic world Copilot Agents at Dow Agents in Microsoft 365 Agents in SharePoint Licensing Agents Licensing Copilot Studio: consumption and Pay-As-You-Go Message consumption Agents in SharePoint promotion Building Agents Copilot and Agents A spectrum of Agents Building Agents – the choices Final bits and bobs Copilot at Ignite Certificate in… What’s next with GLR event The Common Room blog Using partner co-op funds event |
| Did You See? 26th November 2024 https://bit.ly/3ZlA2fc | Pre-Ignite changes See Product and Program licensing updates training Windows 10 ESUs: in the Product Terms, new license See MCA-E and the EA training Pricing changes: increase for monthly payments in annual commitment Subscriptions, Teams Phone, Power BI Microsoft Places Customer Service Hub Ignite changes Book of News and Satya’s keynote Windows 365 Link Windows 365 Frontline Shared Mode Windows App Hotpatching: Windows Server and Windows 11 SQL Server 2025 Azure Local SQL databases in Fabric and SKU Estimator Copilot… Licensing training November sessions Training links page December sessions plan Licensing certifications Certificate in… Virtual desktops in the cloud LicenseVerse exams page BOK 24 certifications included for all Get Licensing Ready – what’s next? LicenseVerse updates New resources tables Link to Licensing Guides |
| Dear Louise: Virtual desktops in the cloud 20th November, 2024 https://bit.ly/4fFU9e4 | Azure Virtual Desktop Licensing internal and external users AVD and ESUs AVD and Azure Stack HCI AVD resources and features overview Windows 365 Windows 365 v AVD Editions of Windows 365 Windows 365 Enterprise: licensing and network deployment options Windows 365 Business: licensing and Windows Hybrid Benefit Windows 365 Frontline: licensing and new Shared Mode Windows 365 and ESUs Windows 365 Link Microsoft Dev Box How the licensing and charging works |
| Dear Louise: Office hours: MCA-E and the EA 13th November, 2024 https://bit.ly/3YJnkp3 | RIP EA? Microsoft’s journey to new commerce November 12, 2024 announcement |
| Product and Program licensing updates 6th November, 2024 https://bit.ly/3C8ZMCn | Windows Server 2025 Changes to pricing and licensing Comparison of editions Hotpatching Pay-As-You-Go with Azure Arc How Windows Server rights differ System Center 2025 Changes to pricing and licensing Licensing datasheet Windows 10 ESUs Options for commercial and education customers Consumer option Instance size flexibility Changes to autofit ratios for M-series virtual machines Business Applications Wave 2 Launch event Copilots and agents Autonomous agents Updated documents Power Platform Licensing Guide Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents and spreadsheet Modern Work FAQ Outsourcing Software Management brief |
| Dear Louise: Licensing specialist virtual machines 29th October, 2024 https://bit.ly/4hm3MzE | Azure Spot virtual machines Overview and pricing Creating a Spot VM Eviction types and policies Interruptible workloads Azure Spot VM advisor and resources Constrained core virtual machines Overview and pricing Availability Azure VM naming conventions Constrained core VM resources |
| Did You See? 23rd October, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Yhc3ft | Dynamics Corner Updated Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide Dynamics 365 price increases New AI capabilities in Power Automate Updated Power Platform Licensing Guide The desktop Updated external user definition Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 Office LTSC 2024 Project 2024 and Visio LTSC 2024 Microsoft Planner and Project Modern Work comparison documents and FAQs New Volume Licensing Briefs HP Anyware for Windows 365 The rest System Center 2025 Other Product Terms updates GitHub Copilot Enterprise Removal of unused Azure Subscriptions Unlicensed OneDrive user accounts Licensing training October sessions Training links page Swap of November dates Licensing certifications Launch of new BOK24 Power Platform certification Certificate in… Power Automate licensing, AI Building licensing, Reserved Instances, Azure Savings Plans, Azure virtual machine optimization solutions Launch of Licensing Scholar certification LicenseVerse updates Enriching with magic links |
| Dear Louise: Capacity Reservations 17th October, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Y6Zao9 | Capacity Reservations Reserved Instances: Instance Size Flexibility or Capacity Priority options What is a Capacity Reservation? Creating and using a Capacity Reservation Billing and cancellations Resources Quotas Why quotas are important Viewing and increasing quotas Certifications Certificate in Azure virtual machine optimization solutions |
| Reserved Instances and Azure Savings Plans 15th October, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UcJm2e | Introduction Flexera State of the Cloud report Azure Windows Server VM options – meters and combinations Reserved Instances The Reservations family Attributes of a Reserved Instance Reservation scope options Assignment of Reserved Instances Making changes, cancellation fees and exchanges Instance Size Flexibility Azure Savings Plans Attributes of an Azure Savings Plan Compute services covered by an Azure Savings Plan How Azure Savings Plans work Licensing scenarios: small, medium, large commitments Licensing scenario: combining Reserved Instances and Azure Savings Plans Comparing Reserved Instances and Azure Savings Plans features Certifications Certificate in Reserved Instances Certificate in Azure Savings Plans |
| Dear Louise: Power Automate and AI Builder licensing 25th September, 2024 https://bit.ly/3BeFyXF | Licensing Power Automate DPA and RPA, cloud and desktop flows Types of cloud flows Licensing cloud flows Power Automate rights in other products, seeded licenses Billing policies for Pay-As-You-Go environments Power Automate Desktop Types of desktop flows Licensing desktop flows Dataverse capacity Licensing AI Builder What is a model? Custom and pre-built models AI Builder credits and the rate card Included credits and the Add-on Assigning credits Monitoring usage and overage Certifications Certificate in Power Automate licensing Certificate in AI Builder licensing BOK 24: Power Platform certificatio |
| Did You See? 17th September, 2024 https://bit.ly/4gv8ISg | Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Product Terms updates Copilot Pages Business Chat (BizChat) Copilot in… Copilot Agents Office 365 and its friends Office 365 E1 Plus Microsoft 365 E3 3-year licenses Copilot self-service purchases Frontline Worker licenses added Changes to license assignment Python in Excel To-cloud and In-cloud Add-ons Comparison documents Dynamics Corner New Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide New Power Platform Licensing Guide Dynamics 365 Enterprise apps Power Apps premium designation Power BI Report Server Licensing training August and September sessions Training links page Licensing certifications Certificate in… Centrally Managed Azure Hybrid Benefit, Power BI licensing, Power Apps licensing, Power Pages licensing New BOK24 Power Platform certification LicenseVerse updates Enriching with more specific links, and search text for Licensing Guides and Product Terms |
| Dear Louise: Power Apps and Power Pages licensing 11th September, 2024 https://bit.ly/3XHmoT6 | Licensing Power Apps Premium and Per App licenses Pay-As-You-Go option Licenses that include Power Apps capabilities App License Designation Assignment of licenses Dataverse capacity Licensing Power Pages Authenticated and anonymous users Capacity Licenses Pay-As-You-Go option Power Pages use rights in other licenses Dataverse capacity Certifications Certificate in Power Apps licensing Certificate in Power Pages licensing BOK 24: Power Platform certification |
| Power BI licensing 4th September, 2024 https://bit.ly/3XtpGZR | The different components of Power BI Licensing users User licensing options Workspaces and Capacities Licensing scenario Licensing Capacity Shared and Dedicated Capacity Changes to Power BI Premium Power BI, Fabric, and OneLake Microsoft Fabric: SKUs, creating Capacity, Reservations Premium Workspaces Licensing scenario Fabric Reserved Capacity, Reserved Capacity, Fabric Capacity Reservation, Capacity Reservation Other ways of sharing information Publish to the web Exporting to PDF Power BI Report Server Embedding solutions Power BI Embedded Power BI Embedded Analytics Certifications Certificate in Power BI licensing BOK 24: Power Platform certification |
| Dear Louise: Centrally Managed Azure Hybrid Benefit 28th August, 2024 https://bit.ly/3T6QmNj | Azure Hybrid Benefit Reminder of how the regular benefit works Scenarios to show the benefits of the Centrally Managed benefit Centrally Managed Azure Hybrid Benefit SQL Server VM Registration Creating a SQL License Assignment Understanding Billing Accounts, Scopes, and Profiles Checking utilization License Assignment expiration Integration with the HA/DR benefit Restrictions and resources Certificate in Centrally Managed Azure Hybrid Benefit |
| Did You See? 20th August, 2024 https://bit.ly/46RMtSh | Upcoming products Windows Server 2025, Exchange Server SE, Skype for Business Server SE Office LTSC 2024, Visio 2024, Project 2024, Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC Recent changes Frontline Worker licenses for Intune SQL physical-core license Microsoft Entra Suite Windows 365 Cross Region Disaster Recovery Add-on Microsoft Sentinel Dynamics Corner RBC prerequisites changes Entitled/included capacity changes New Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Licensing Guides Licensing training July and August sessions, and training links page Back to School event Licensing certifications Certificate in… Copilot licensing, SQL 2014 ESUs, SQL Pay-As-You-Go, SQL PaaS New BOK 24 Power Platform certification LicenseVerse updates New LicenseVerse updates summary page Adding links to Microsoft resources, and our training and exams Expanding topics with diagrams and links Adding what-we-know-so-far information |
| Dear Louise: Licensing SQL PaaS solutions 13th August, 2024 https://bit.ly/3SGYhkb | SQL Server options in Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions: Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Database Components of PaaS solutions Using the Azure Pricing Calculator Reserved Capacity Purchasing Reserved Capacity vCore size flexibility Making changes to Reserved Capacity Azure Hybrid Benefit Rights to Azure SQL vCores Normalized Cores Azure Hybrid Benefit Savings Calculator Enabling the Azure Hybrid Benefit |
| SQL Server 2014: Extended Security Updates 6th August, 2024 https://bit.ly/4dHncfC | Introduction End of support dates and ESU dates Different places you run SQL Server ESUs in Azure Purchasing ESUs: 1-year Qualifying licenses/eligibility requirements Licensing model and scenarios Pricing and price lists Other rights and rules Connecting/registering servers Linking invoices and downloading ESUs Purchasing ESUs: Azure Arc Qualifying licenses/eligibility requirements Licensing model and scenarios: physical and virtual cores Pricing and price lists, and billing Creating a p-core license Other rights and rules Comparing ESU options Using ESUs with partners What’s changed from SQL 2012? Licensing scenario Final bits and bobs Certificate in SQL Server 2014 ESUs LicenseVerse updates Changes to training links page Copilot resources |
| Dear Louise: PAYG and SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc 30th July, 2024 https://bit.ly/4c2BGWd | Licensing SQL Server in Azure VMs SQL Server virtual machine options in Azure Azure Pricing Calculator Changing the license type Licensing SQL Server on-premises Licensing SQL Server in the POSE Licensing individual and unlimited VMs SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc Connecting to Azure Arc PAYG billing Creating, editing and using a p-core license PAYG cost comparisons |
| Copilot licensing: the complete story 24th July, 2024 https://bit.ly/3ymlj94 | Introduction Fundamental concepts Copilot in… Commercial data protection Copilot Pro Copilot for Microsoft 365 Comparison to free Copilot and Copilot Pro Extending Copilot for Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio Standalone v Teams app Licensing Copilot Studio standalone Copilot for Service Copilot in and for Service Licensing Copilot for Service Copilot for Sales Licensing Copilot for Sales License combinations Journey to Copilot for Sales Copilot for Security Overview video Licensing Copilot for Security Certificate in Copilot licensing |
| Dear Louise: a first look at SQL 2014 ESUs 17th July, 2024 https://bit.ly/4d6m1Gy | Licensing School benefits Focus on Dear Louise clinics, use of PowerPoint slides, discounted training, and custom knowledge checks Certificate in Copilot licensing A first look at SQL Server 2014 ESUs What’s changed since SQL Server 2012 ESUs? Pricing changes: Azure Arc and 1-year ESUs Azure Arc choices: virtual machines, physical server, unlimited virtualization Screenshots of creating and editing a p-core license Using the p-core license and moving to v-core licenses |
| FY25 Flying Start! 9th July, 2024 https://bit.ly/3VY6hhC | Dynamics Corner Dynamics 365 Licensing Deck: what it is, and how to get it Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide: different places to get it Dynamics 365 Contact Center: new SKUs Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium: new SKU and Add-ons Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Premium: new SKU Dynamics 365 Customer Insights: changes for old licensing coming, Customer Voice responses added Dynamics 365 price increases Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Guide changes Retirement of Power BI Premium capacity Power Platform Licensing Deck: what it is, and how to get it Power Platform recommended offers Managed environments rights added New Tier 2 Dataverse Database capacity Power Platform Licensing Guide changes General changes Teams or (no Teams)? – April changes External user definition changes Copilot changes: GPT Builder, Copilot for Microsoft 365 prerequisites, Copilot for Security Windows Server 2025 and System Center 2025 in public preview Azure: Azure support offer, automatic Reservation renewal, exchanging Reservations Office: Publisher EOS, multi-tenant organization capabilities SQL Server 2014: EOS Comparison documents: Microsoft 365 and Viva |