A new Professional User SL is available for Dynamics 365 for Sales users who need to focus on sales execution activities such as lead and opportunity management, and managing products, price lists, quotes, and orders. The existing Enterprise User SL is still available and adds additional functionality such as Social Engagement and Gamification. The Professional User SL is $65 per user per month compared to the $95 Enterprise User SL, and you can find a detailed comparison of the plans here: http://bit.ly/2IB02Js.
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Microsoft Imagine Guide
The Microsoft Imagine program gives students access to developer tools at no cost. If you want an overview of the available subscriptions and how to enrol, renew or access a subscription, then there’s a “Microsoft Imagine Guide for Academic Volume Licensing Customers” which could be useful.
Find it in the Volume Licensing Programs section of our Licensing Guides emporium: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Azure Services Available in CSP
Not all Azure services are yet available in CSP and if you want to check exact availability then here’s a useful article to peruse: http://bit.ly/2q8aTmy. It covers availability of the general Azure services, as well as what can be purchased through the Visual Studio Marketplace and charged to a CSP account, and which Azure Marketplace items are available in CSP Subscriptions.
Qualified Educational User Definition Document
There’s an updated (March 2018) Qualified Educational User Definition document. CSP is now included as an eligible program for certain educational users and, given the new Microsoft licensing options for charities, charitable organisations are no longer eligible to buy through the academic programs. These documents vary by region so make sure that you download the right document for your geography here: http://bit.ly/2G9TUHl.
Full User Network Licence
April Fools Post 2018. Microsoft introduce a Full User Network licence. This FUN licence will cover a single user for all Office 365 and Dynamics 365 services and will initially be available for both Enterprise and Business versions where, as usual, the FUN Business licence will be limited to 300 users.
FUN licences are available from 1st April 2018: http://bit.ly/AprilFool2018.
Additional Academic Program Guides
We’ve found some more Academic Program Guides and added them to our Licensing Guides emporium. Find a September 2017 Academic Select Plus guide, an August 2015 Academic Open guide, and a March 2017 School Enrollment guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Azure for Students
Microsoft announce Azure for Students. This plan, aimed at university students, gives users a Subscription with $100 of Azure credit and access to certain Azure services for free. This includes 750 hours of Azure B1S General Purpose VMs for Windows Server or Linux, and 5GB of LRS-Hot Blob Storage. The Subscription lasts for 12 months or until the free credit is all used, and then students need to upgrade to a paid Subscription within 90 days to continue using their resources.
There’s also an Azure for Students Starter plan aimed at secondary school students which includes access to some Azure services but no free credit.
Find the Microsoft announcement here: http://bit.ly/2pDbfSD and a useful FAQ here: http://bit.ly/2IRTFlW which covers available services, eligibility criteria and some other useful FAQs on Azure for Students. The corresponding FAQ for Azure for Students Starter is here: http://bit.ly/2IOQSKk.
EES Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (March 2018) EES Licensing Guide. There are no major changes but always be up-to-date by downloading this latest version here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.
Microsoft Azure Regions
Microsoft announce an expansion of their cloud services in Europe and the Middle East with new data centres planned for Switzerland (Switzerland North and Switzerland West) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE North and UAE Central).
In addition, Azure and Office 365 are now available in the new French data centres with Dynamics 365 following in early 2019. And finally, two new data centres in Germany (Germany West Central and Germany North) are planned for Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365, to complement the existing offerings available through the Microsoft Cloud Germany.
Find the announcement here: http://bit.ly/2pGq3PQ.
Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (February 2018) Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide. There are no major changes but if you want the latest version in your collection then download this guide here: http://bit.ly/MSLicensingGuides.