There’s a slightly updated Windows Server 2025 Licensing Guide which corrects a couple of errors. Firstly, the CAL table on page 12 now has the correct combination of CAL and Server versions, and secondly the requirement for 16 Core licences per customer is removed on page 4 – although it remains in another couple of places.
Grab this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/40JyIlW.
There’s a new (February 2025) Dynamics 365 Contact Center licensing guidance document from Microsoft. It’s got the fundamental licensing information you’d expect as well as useful sections on example scenarios, integration with other products, and FAQs.
Find this document here: https://bit.ly/42QmpHi.
There’s a new (January 2025) Subscription License Suites document. It’s a slightly modified version of what you’d find in the Product Terms to document what components are in which suites, but more usefully organised.
Find this document here: https://bit.ly/3PZEryW.
There’s a new (January 2025) Microsoft 365 Apps licensing guidance document. It’s pretty comprehensive, covering all sorts of licensing bits and bobs to do with the Microsoft 365 Apps, and includes an FAQ at the end.
Find this document here: https://bit.ly/4hB2osg.
There’s a new (January 2025) licensing guidance document for Microsoft Defender. It’s an introductory-level document but might be useful to start you on the road to understand the licensing of Microsoft Defender for client and server endpoints.
Find this new guide here: https://bit.ly/3EgYtCy.
The Microsoft Cost Management tools are designed to help organisations to get the most from their cloud investments. If you’re interested in knowing the improvements Microsoft made to these tools in 2024 in the areas of cost visibility, cost allocation, and cost optimization, then this article is a good read: https://bit.ly/4jsRpCM.
Microsoft give an update on the upcoming licensing for Entra ID Governance for Guests: it will be a consumption model charged at $0.75 per monthly governed identity, and will be available in the second quarter of 2025.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3WuzCS2, with a useful article on Entra ID Governance licensing fundamentals here: https://bit.ly/4gb202D.
Microsoft announce the availability of GitHub Copilot Free, aimed at people wanting to get started with GitHub Copilot. It’s restricted to 50 messages and interactions, and 2,000 real-time code suggestions per month, after which you’d need to upgrade to the Pro version costing $10 per month.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4g9Duir, and a feature by feature comparison of the Copilot Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise editions here: https://bit.ly/40kIQBo.
Loop’s a tool for real-time collaboration where you organise your projects in Workspaces which consist of Pages and Components.
If you want to create a new Loop Workspace or add/remove members in a Workspace you need a Microsoft 365 Business Standard/Premium or E3/E5/A3/A5 licence.
This requirement was waived during the public preview period for the Loop app, but came to an end on December 31, 2024, so now all users have access to features based on the Office 365/Microsoft 365 plan that they have.
Find details on this and general Loop licensing information here: https://bit.ly/4hio0cK.
There’s a brand new (January 2025) Windows Server 2025 Licensing Guide. It’s very much based on its Windows Server 2022 predecessor with updates such as the removal of Nano Server and the addition of the Pay-As-You-Go licensing option.
Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/4jnwlha.