An upcoming licensing change will affect access to Copilot in Planner, which is currently in preview. Users will lose access to Copilot in Planner if your organization only has Planner or Project Plan licenses.
Microsoft now offers the Microsoft 365 Copilot promotion without prerequisites. Additionally, customers with an MCA agreement can now purchase a Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise device license.
I prepared a comparison between Intelligent Meeting Recap and Copilot Meeting Recap, as Microsoft primarily promotes the Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Users have three licensing options to get access to Copilot Studio. However, the previous Copilot Studio Viral Trial license is no longer an option.
The SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) features are now active for tenants with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses.
Microsoft added a new license add-on for Entra Internet Access and introduced a promotion for Windows 365.
On 1 April, Microsoft increased the prices for some Microsoft Cloud products. I analyzed the changes for Switzerland, Germany, and USA.
In April, Microsoft added a new license add-on for Windows 365, extended the promotion for Microsoft 365 Copilot, and removed licenses.
Microsoft has updated the licenses required for Microsoft Loop and Loop Workspaces in the Business and Enterprise licenses overview.
Microsoft expects an active license for Loop Workspaces starting in January 2025. The current grace period ends on 31 December 2024.
Microsoft has announced the retirement of Viva Goals and a license update for Viva Pulse.
Microsoft will be expanding Microsoft 365 Copilot with the SharePoint Advanced Management and Viva Insights licenses in the coming months.
Microsoft has informed about new price updates for cloud products in April 2025.
The service plans for Microsoft Places have been added to the licenses. Places should be enabled in December.
Microsoft removed one license in October.
Microsoft informs about a change in billing for Microsoft 365 Commercial customers.
Microsoft did not introduce new licenses on 1 October, but changed the names of several licenses in September.
Billing administrators can now manage self-service purchase products in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Previously, this was only possible with PowerShell.
In the last few days, Microsoft has implemented the extension for Graph Connector Items announced in August. A tenant now includes 50 million items.
Microsoft introduced 23 new license SKUs in July, extended the reduced introductory price for two licenses and retired three licenses.