Microsoft announce two new GitHub Pre-Purchase Plans.
The first is just for GitHub AI Credits to pay for overage for GitHub Copilot, but the second covers usage across the GitHub portfolio – so you could cover monthly license costs for GitHub Enterprise or GitHub Copilot, as well as GitHub AI Credits.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4a3NN7n.
Microsoft update the prerequisites for Agent 365 once again, with a mid-month change to the Product Terms.
Following the prerequisites added on June 1, 2026 (see our blog post here: https://bit.ly/3SjxSMa), the June 15 update adds further options:
• Microsoft 365 A5
• Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite
• Microsoft Defender Suite Edu and Microsoft Purview Suite Edu
A standout point here is that both the Defender AND Purview Suites are required, not just one or the other.
So the (current!) state of play means that alongside Microsoft 365 E5/A5 and Microsoft 365 Business Premium, the Frontline Worker, Education, and Enterprise flavours of the Defender and Purview Suites are all now valid prerequisites. But what about the SMB Defender and Purview Suite bundle? Although not officially listed in the Product Terms, the latest FAQs confirm that you do indeed need it for Agent 365 to work.
Find the Product Terms update here: https://bit.ly/4eaLnGt, the latest Agent 365 FAQs here: https://bit.ly/3QybL46, and a partner FAQ here: https://bit.ly/4uFAbGG.
Microsoft have announced the general availability of Work IQ API from 16 June 2026.
Work IQ has been around for a while, providing the intelligence system that connects Microsoft 365 Copilot to an organisation’s internal Microsoft 365 data such as emails, chats, and documents that are exposed via Microsoft Graph. The news is the access to the Work IQ API external interface that lets developers build custom AI Agents outside the standard Microsoft 365 Copilot ecosystem, while providing those Agents access to the same insights you’d get with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Consumption-based charges apply based on app and Agent Work IQ API calls, and on grounding in Microsoft 365 data. A static charge per call applies, paired with a variable cost based on the complexity of the request. Microsoft have introduced a new Cost Management Dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to help IT admins review and manage charges and spend. Work IQ API usage is paid for using Copilot Credits, and no separate licence or SKU is required. The usual purchasing options apply: Pay-As-You-Go, Copilot Credits Capacity Packs, Copilot Credit Pre-Purchase Plan, or an Agent Pre-Purchase Plan.
Find the customer announcement here: https://bit.ly/44h1WL1, the partner announcement (with some useful resources) here: https://bit.ly/4vaBZsh, an article with pricing scenarios here: https://bit.ly/3QgQETR, and extra details in a partner-only FAQ here: https://bit.ly/4ebpnv7.
Microsoft have updated the Copilot Studio Licensing Guide (twice!) for June 2026.
Whilst the first version had minimal changes, a mid-month update completely reworks the document into a couple of main sections – explaining what Copilot Studio is, and explaining how to pay for it.
A few existing errors have been corrected, but some new ones have snuck their way in! If you’re a subscriber, don’t forget that we help you navigate these with our “Cautionary Notes” in the Licensing Guides Gallery: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. You can also add the latest guide to your collection with a copy here: https://bit.ly/4x3HSsO.
Microsoft have updated the Dynamics 365 licensing resources (twice!) for June 2026.
This month we’re treated to a bumper Licensing Guide which has expanded from 72 to 90 pages. The extra pages are mostly due to handy new Entitlements tables outlining the features, usage limits, prices, and Dataverse capacities across a range of products. The Sales Research Agent is now GA and thus gets most of the Agent spotlight this month, offering a natural-language interface to produce visual charts, summaries, and insight around sales data.
Version 2 of the licensing resources corrects a duplication and some errors with the Dataverse capacity allowances. Subscribers can view the Cautionary Notes in the Licensing Guides Gallery to help navigate these kinds of problems, as well as find details of what’s new with each revision: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery.
Grab the latest Licensing Guide here: https://bit.ly/3RZSuZP and the Licensing Deck here: https://bit.ly/3SlFqOl.
Microsoft announce new limits for Breakout Rooms in Teams as of July 2026. Breakout Rooms were first introduced in 2020, providing sub meetings that a meeting organiser can manage centrally.
They let you split a large main meeting into smaller groups for focused discussion, brainstorming, and collaboration. Until now, a limit of 300 users and 50 Breakout Rooms applied, but this news means that those caps will automatically increase to 1,000 users and 200 rooms.
You can view the Message Center announcement here: https://bit.ly/4aBU4Y7, and a handy 5-minute YouTube video with a live demo of the feature here: https://bit.ly/4xzIo24.
Microsoft announce the general availability of Windows 365 for Agents.
This new capability provides Cloud PCs to enable Agents to (where required) operate inside their own desktops. From a cost perspective you can opt for On-Demand Cloud PCs which are charged on a PAYG basis at $0.40 per hour of usage, or Always Available ones for which there’s a $5 per month charge + the PAYG usage.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4400tso, and useful information on pricing here: https://bit.ly/4wVJWmP.
Microsoft announce new prerequisites for the standalone Agent 365 licence.
While it was originally released with no particular licensing requirements, Microsoft have been regularly updating the licensing guidance and terms since the launch. From 1 June, 2026, you must be licensed for either Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise customers), Microsoft 365 F5 Defender and Purview (Frontline Workers), or Microsoft 365 Business Premium (SMB customers). There’s no change for Microsoft 365 E7, which, of course, includes Agent 365.
Find the Partner Center announcement here: https://bit.ly/3PMc5vQ and the Product Terms update here: https://bit.ly/4vneOee. Grab the latest set of FAQs here: https://bit.ly/434oLkL.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Business is added (at last!) to the June 2026 Product Terms.
This rather belated addition follows the 1 March, 2026 launch of the SMB flavour of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which, as you’d expect for a Business license, has a cap of 300 users. This June update gives us information about the availability (just CSP) and the licensing prerequisites – you can buy Microsoft 365 Copilot Business for users already licensed with Microsoft 365 Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Microsoft 365 Apps for Business, or Teams Essentials.
You can check out the Product Terms update here: https://bit.ly/4amhBMq.
Microsoft have introduced some new Extra Storage capacity packs for OneDrive. These new Add-on licences allow you to increase a user’s OneDrive storage up to 25 TB, with available pack sizes of 100 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB through to 6 TB in 1 TB increments.
You can buy any combination of these to reach your desired amount of storage, and you can reassign them from one user to another if needed. It’s all change for OneDrive this month, as the standalone plan has now retired, alongside its SharePoint sibling – read more on that in our blog here: https://bit.ly/4x4KarF. You can still access both services as part of an eligible Office 365 or Microsoft 365 plan.
Although the Extra Storage capacity packs aren’t (yet?) in the Product Terms, you can find the details in the Learn documentation here: https://bit.ly/4o2LQh2.