There’s an updated (October 2024) Outsourcing Software Management brief from Microsoft. It adds two questions to its FAQ section: Can you take your Windows Server licences to AWS (no), and: Can you take Windows Server licences acquired before October 2019 to AWS dedicated server offerings (yes). There is, as you might expect, a lot more detail in the answers that are given in the brief.
Find this updated document here: https://bit.ly/3Z0R8PD.
Microsoft publish an October 2024 version of their Modern Work Licensing FAQ with just a few corrections to links.
Find this updated document here: https://bit.ly/40nEYB8.
In April 2024 Microsoft released a new Planner app in Microsoft Teams for Office 365 E1/E3/F3, Microsoft 365 E3/E5/F1/F3 and Microsoft 365 Business Basic/Standard/Premium customers. At that time, Project Plan 1 was renamed Planner Plan 1 and includes the new Planner as well as further, premium project management features.
This month, October 2024, the Product Terms is updated for the renaming of Project Plan 3 to Planner and Project Plan 3, and Project Plan 5 to Planner and Project Plan 5.
Compare the different project management offerings here: https://bit.ly/40gTmv4, and find a useful FAQ on the changes here: https://bit.ly/4fe1WyZ.
There’s an updated (October 2024) Microsoft 365 Apps Licensing Brief from Microsoft. It coincides, of course, with the recent launch of Office LTSC 2024 – see our blog: https://bit.ly/3Yq4O5c, and now also includes the Flexible Virtualization Benefit.
There’s also a question added about whether you can deploy the Microsoft 365 Apps on Amazon WorkSpaces – you can.
Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/409v1HA.
There’s an updated (September 2024) Office LTSC Licensing Brief from Microsoft updated, of course, for the recent launch of Office LTSC 2024 – see our blog: https://bit.ly/3Yq4O5c.
It now also includes the Flexible Virtualization Benefit and the new external user definition effective from October 2024 – see our blog: https://bit.ly/4fdde6r.
There are also long-overdue updates for the retirement of Windows To Go, and the renaming of the Home Use Program to the Workplace Discount Program.
Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/3YxJdsJ.
Microsoft announce that Office LTSC 2024 (Standard and Professional Plus) and Office 2024 (Home and Home & Business) editions are available from 1 October 2024.
The LTSC flavours are accompanied by their favourite friends, Visio LTSC 2024 and Project 2024, and you can find that announcement here: https://bit.ly/480Ym91, while the consumer editions announcement is here: https://bit.ly/40esZpv.
Microsoft announce that Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 is available from 1 October 2024 – find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4dRa4V6.
It includes the cumulative enhancements provided in Windows 11 versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2 and you can find full details on what’s new here: https://bit.ly/4h8JidF.
There are updated (October 2024) Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents. These very popular documents allow you to see which of the (many) components are contained in which Office 365/Microsoft 365 plan. There are different flavours of the documents for different types of customers.
Find the one for Enterprise customers here: https://bit.ly/3BzeylI,
SMB customers here: https://bit.ly/3Bxz0Do,
Education customers here: https://bit.ly/3U7G93F,
GCC customers here: https://bit.ly/3Y1cdaP,
GCC High customers here: https://bit.ly/3YeF4tm, and
DoD customers here: https://bit.ly/3zTigpL.
Enjoy!
There’s an updated (October 2024) Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide with just a couple of changes. First of all, it’s updated for the new pricing that came into effect on 1 October, 2024 – see our blog for a reminder of this: https://bit.ly/3NnDI9q. And secondly, it’s amended for the rebranding of Copilot for Microsoft 365 to Microsoft 365 Copilot – see our blog for the Copilot Wave 2 update: https://bit.ly/3YjqgK6.
Grab this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/47XWBt3.
Microsoft announce that Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard and Premium customers will be able to purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot through the self-service channel from the beginning of October 2024.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4e5oS34, and advice for administrators here: https://bit.ly/3XITTnM.