Microsoft updated the licensing prerequisites for the Agent 365 standalone license. Enterprise customers now require Microsoft 365 E5, while SMB customers need Business Premium plus additional add-ons for full functionality.
Microsoft has released a new OneDrive Extra Storage add-on and retired the SharePoint and OneDrive standalone plans. New Windows 365 Enterprise hardware configurations are also available.
Microsoft has rebranded Windows 365 Frontline to Windows 365 Flex. The product itself, including how it works and the licensing, remains unchanged.
Microsoft is retiring the existing agent registry Graph API in June 2026. The new Agent 365 Graph API is only available to tenants with at least one Agent 365 license.
Microsoft has released the Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 licenses, updated the pricing for Windows 365 Business and Dragon Copilot, and discontinued the Windows 365 Business with Windows Hybrid Benefit product.
Microsoft has discontinued Windows 365 Business with Windows Hybrid Benefit and reduced Windows 365 Business licensing by 20%.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Pay-as-you-go meter for Windows 365 for Agents, a Cloud PC platform designed to run AI agent workloads.
Microsoft is activating two new service plans, Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events, across all Enterprise licenses, as announced in January. Neither is included in Microsoft 365 Business licenses.
Microsoft introduced a new Teams Premium SKU. Existing licenses remain valid as Teams Premium Legacy until renewal, after which the included features change.
Microsoft is reducing the Windows 365 Business list price by 20% and introducing a one-hour hibernation setup for these Cloud PCs, both taking effect on 1 May 2026.
Users with a Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise license can now schedule Town Hall events in Teams with up to 3’000 interactive or 10’000 view-only attendees. The eCDN enhancement is still pending.
Microsoft published an FAQ including timelines for when Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 customers can expect the additional Intune Suite capabilities, and when Microsoft 365 E3 customers will receive Defender for Office 365 Plan 1.
Microsoft has published the new Teams Events capacity packs and the updated Teams Shared Space license, to replace the previous Teams Premium capabilities.
Microsoft has expanded Loop Workspaces capabilities to all SharePoint and OneDrive users, including those on Frontline or Office 365 Enterprise licenses.
Microsoft is changing how Teams event capacity is licensed. Teams Enterprise will cover up to 3,000 interactive attendees, and capacity packs will replace the current Teams Premium capabilities for larger events.
Microsoft now offers a high-usage PAYG report to help identify users who are approaching the cost of a Microsoft 365 Copilot Business license, making license assignment worth considering.
Microsoft introduced a monthly commitment term for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, allowing organizations to subscribe (or test) without a yearly commitment. The new term comes at a 20% surcharge and is available across all Microsoft 365 Business license packages.
Microsoft Places transitions to space-based licensing in April 2026. The new Teams Shared Space license replaces the Places Enhanced service plan previously included in Teams Premium.
Microsoft has activated the new Extended Service Term (EST) for cloud subscriptions purchased or renewed directly from Microsoft, effective 9 February. For customers purchasing through Microsoft Partners, the change will now take effect in May 2026.
Microsoft updated prices for Swiss franc (CHF), Danish krone (DKK), Euro (EUR), Norwegian krone (NOK), and Swedish krona (SEK) due to exchange rate adjustments. As usual, I ran my report to compare previous prices with the updated ones.