Microsoft announce that they will not now remove the special Office Professional Plus installation rights that customers are currently entitled to with Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 From SA licences. The current rights are detailed on page 54 of the May 2019 Product Terms, and this announcement confirms that the rights are here to stay rather than being removed after 1st August 2019: http://bit.ly/2W7q4PN.
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Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (May 2019) Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide. As usual, there’s a detailed Change Log on page 59, but the main edits you’ll see are some layout changes and information on licensing the new Customer Service Insights functionality.
Find this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (May 2019) Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Guide with three main changes.
Firstly, there’s wording added on page 4 to confirm that there are no minimum licence purchase requirements, and that Essentials and Premium licences may not be mixed.
Then on page 5 there’s a link included to a document which gives further information on how the Team Members licence works in Business Central.
And finally, page 6 sees the addition of text confirming that Business Central includes three External Accountant licences.
Find this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality Licensing Guide
There’s a brand new Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality Licensing Guide for May 2019, so if you need to learn about licensing the Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Layout tools then this is a useful document for you.
Find it with all its Licensing Guide friends here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Windows 10 Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (April 2019) Windows 10 Licensing Guide.
The only major change from the February 2019 version is the table on page 18 which is updated for the new names of the product editions and their availability through the different Volume Licensing programs.
Find this updated guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Azure Cost Management
Microsoft announce the General Availability of Azure Cost Management for customers buying through Azure.com and Azure Government customers.
You can find the announcement here: http://bit.ly/2LdDQLM with details of new features (a downloadable Azure usage CSV file) and the generally available features (cost analysis, budgets and exports).
There’s also information on what’s not currently supported: Marketplace purchases, data from earlier than September 2018, and Reserved Instances.
Home Use Program Guide
There’s a new guide on the Home Use Program, aimed at those people who manage HUP benefits within a business. These days the benefits are managed through the Microsoft Store for Business, and the guide takes administrators through the steps needed to get set up for this, including using the Azure AD authentication and identity service. There are also instructions for inviting employees to use the Home Use Program, an overview of what employees will need to do on receiving the invitation, and a summary FAQ.
Find this guide in the Volume Licensing Guides section at http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
PowerApps and Flow Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (April 2019) PowerApps and Flow Licensing Guide – useful if you want the low-down on how to buy and license these products and what’s included where.
Find this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Transitioning to the Microsoft Customer Agreement FAQ
Microsoft’s new commerce experience means that eligible Enterprise Agreement customers can transition to buying their Azure services through the Microsoft Customer Agreement.
If you’ve got questions on how this transitioning process works, then this FAQ might be useful: http://bit.ly/2ITH1XO.
Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (April 2019) Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing Guide. The most notable change is confirmation that Business Central Essentials and Premium licences include all the functionality of PowerApps Plan 2, and there’s a change log on page 10 detailing other adjustments.
Find this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.