{"id":121903,"date":"2026-10-07T13:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/?p=121903"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:22:15","slug":"microsoft-subscription-license-suites-licensing-guidance-october-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/07\/microsoft-subscription-license-suites-licensing-guidance-october-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscription License Suites Licensing Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft have updated their Subscription License Suites Licensing Guidance website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The October update features the two big launches of the month: Microsoft 365 A7 for Education and Microsoft 365 G7 for US Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it\u2019s a useful reference to compare Microsoft 365 licences, this update to the website introduces some new errors to watch out for \u2013 all outlined in our Licensing Guides Gallery, exclusively for subscribers: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/47GWcMc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/47GWcMc<\/a>. There, you\u2019ll also find a link to the Subscription License Suites Licensing Guidance website and a history of PDF captures, providing a record of the documents and changes between versions. If you\u2019re not yet a subscriber, you can find the latest version here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hxDBXG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hxDBXG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft have updated their Subscription License Suites Licensing Guidance website. The October update features the two big launches of the month: Microsoft 365 A7 for Education and Microsoft 365 G7 for US Government. 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