Since September 29, 2020, the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution is generally available (GA). Now, in 2024, Azure VMware Solution is more integrated and better available than ever before. This enables customers to seamlessly move VMware-based workloads from their data centers to Azure and integrate
Effective September 1, 2020, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) connector for Microsoft Azure Cost Management is available for all customers. This new connector enables customers to easily analyze their Microsoft Azure and AWS spend from the Microsoft Azure Management Portal. There is no cost
Effective August 1, 2020, Microsoft expands use rights for the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit with SQL Server giving additional flexibility in using Microsoft SQL Server Standard and Enterprise Core licenses. This creates chances for cost reduction and enables access to a larger bandwidth of
As of June 22, 2020, a 5-year Reservation is available for the Microsoft Azure HBv2 virtual machine. The existing 1 and 3-year Reservations give an estimated 25% and 50% saving on the compute costs of the VM, and the new 5-year Reservation increases savings
How to Use Microsoft Azure Prepayment (formerly “Azure Monetary Commitment”) for Your Cloud Services Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that offers a range of services, such as computing, storage, networking, analytics, and more. You can use Azure to build, deploy, and manage
Effective April 2, 2020 Microsoft Azure Spot virtual machines are generally available. Microsoft Azure Spot Virtual Machines let you access unused Azure compute capacity at large discounts compared to pay-as-you-go prices. These Microsoft Azure Spot Virtual Machines are evicted when Azure no longer has
Microsoft Azure Information Protection Plan 2 is being discontinued as a standalone offering. The April 2020 Product Terms document confirms that existing customers will continue to have access to the service for the term of their subscription, and customers with true-up rights will continue
Oracle and Microsoft announced an enhanced cloud collaboration to create the best option to run enterprise solutions for their joint customers. This cloud interoperability partnership combines Oracle and Microsoft technologies to support both line of business and mission-critical applications. Customers can now migrate to
Effective December 2019, Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host, a new Azure service that enables customers to run Linux and Windows virtual machines on single-tenant physical servers. Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host provides physical servers that host one or more Azure virtual
Microsoft Risk Assessments are services designed to help your organization identify and mitigate security risks within Microsoft technology implementations as part of a Risk Assessment Program (RAP). With data being collected remotely, an expert analyzes the gathered data to create a findings report containing remediation recommendations and discusses it with
Microsoft Azure is a powerful cloud platform that offers a growing collection of integrated services for organizations. This guide will help you navigate Azure’s licensing landscape effectively, ensuring you can optimize costs and maximize the benefits of its services. What is Microsoft Azure? Microsoft Azure is a versatile cloud
In March of 2025, Microsoft announced meter price reductions in Copilot Studio, that make using custom agents for non-Microsoft 365 Copilot users more affordable. Also, deep reasoning capabilities join both Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot that allow the AI to think longer about prompts and give better answers.