Microsoft announce that when Publisher 2021 reaches end of support on October 13, 2026, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365, and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4cp7upa.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 prerequisites expanded
Microsoft expand the list of prerequisites for Copilot for Microsoft 365 once more, adding in Microsoft 365 Apps for business/enterprise as well as a number of standalone licences like Exchange/SharePoint Online.
Find the prerequisites listed in the Product Terms here: https://bit.ly/3xvmnY0.
Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 for Students
Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 for Students is added to the June 2024 Product Terms as an Add-on licence for users already licensed with Microsoft 365 Education A5. It’s also added to the ever-popular Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents.
Get the June 2024 Education version here: https://bit.ly/3x0qcUI.
End of Azure support plan offer
Customers buying their Azure services through an Enterprise Agreement or via the MCA-E have long been eligible for free Azure Standard Support, but Microsoft announce that this offer is coming to an end on 30 June, 2024. After that time, customers will need to purchase one of the paid-for support plans.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4cASdBh (search for “Azure support”), and details of the available support plans here: https://bit.ly/44i3x1h.
Windows Server 2025 and System Center 2025
Microsoft announce that Windows Server 2025 and System Center 2025 will be generally available later in 2024. Find the main announcement here: https://bit.ly/4cciUwB, and more information on System Center 2025 here: https://bit.ly/3KWV5wM.
Power Platform Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (June 2024) Power Platform Licensing Guide. There are some changes to a couple of items on the AI Builder rate card, and now Power Pages Capacity Licenses accrue Dataverse Log capacity: 1 GB for each Capacity License for authenticated users, and 250 MB for anonymous users. The table on page 23 is a useful summary of the Power Pages entitlements.
Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/3Vqxhr5.
Viva feature comparison table
There’s an updated (May 2024) Viva feature comparison table which has Microsoft Copilot in Viva Engage added. Find this updated table here: https://bit.ly/3V4QU6J.
Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (June 2024) Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide, with a lot of small tidying-up type changes which are pretty well documented in the Change Log on page 63.
The biggest change is the definition of an external user on page 43 which now states that a contractor or agent typically won’t work onsite for the customer every working day, or for more than 30 hours on average per week.
Find the updated guide here: https://bit.ly/3R8lriY.
Retirement of Copilot GPT Builder
Microsoft announce that they will retire Copilot GPT Builder starting 10th July, 2024. This means that users licensed with a Copilot Pro licence will no longer be able to create their own custom Copilot GPTs. All Copilot GPTs created by Microsoft or by customers will also be removed at this time. Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4bXhrdg.
Power Platform Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (May 2024) Power Platform Licensing Guide. The main change is the replacement of the Power Automate Hosted RPA Add-on licence with the full (no prerequisites) Power Automate Hosted Process licence. This license is a superset of the Power Automate Process licence but with the addition of a Microsoft hosted virtual machine and an unattended RPA bot.
Find the updated guide here: https://bit.ly/4botvns.