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Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services becomes Microsoft Azure DevOps

Microsoft announced that Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services becomes Microsoft Azure DevOps. To read the full announcement, please visit the site: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2018/sep-10-azure-devops-launch. In this context you might also be interested in the Azure DevOps billing FAQ: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/billing/billing-faq?view=vsts&tabs=new-nav.

2018-10-09

Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server Options

The Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server allows you to choose where you use a Microsoft SQL Server license: either on-premises or in Microsoft Azure. Not only that, you’re allowed to choose between a Microsoft Azure virtual machine (Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS))

2018-10-09

Microsoft Azure Reservations

Purchasing a Microsoft Azure Reservation saves you money on the infrastructure charges (compute) for virtual machines or Azure SQL Databases. After purchase you have the following options for adjusting your Microsoft Azure Reservation: Changing the Subscription it applies to Splitting a single reservation into

2018-09-20

Microsoft Azure SQL Database Reserved Capacity available

Microsoft announced the General Availability of Microsoft Azure SQL Database Reserved Capacity for single and elastic pool databases. Microsoft Azure SQL Database Reserved Capacity is based on the same principal as Microsoft Azure Reserved Instances for virtual machines and allows you to save money

2018-08-23

Microsoft Azure Instance Size Flexibility for Azure Reserved Virtual Machine available

Microsoft announced the General Availability of Microsoft Azure Instance Size Flexibility for Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances. In the past, when purchasing a Microsoft Reserved Instance, you had to define the size of the virtual machine and the data center. Changing those properties was

2018-08-23

Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server

Microsoft announced the launch of the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server. The Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server will allow customers to use their existing SQL Server licenses with active Software Assurance toward Azure SQL Database Managed Instance(s) and pay only

2018-04-04

Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit Savings Calculator

The Azure Hybrid Benefit allows customers with Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance (SA) to use those licenses in Azure to license a base virtual machine for Windows Server. To identify the potential savings this benefit can offer, please find the Azure Hybrid Benefit

2018-01-18

Microsoft Azure Monetary Commitment Changes

In December 2017, Microsoft introduced two changes to the way Azure Monetary Commitment works in an Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA). Historically, Monetary Commitment was an amount paid upfront annually for the Azure consumption services which was decremented as services were used, with any unused

2018-01-18

Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator

Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator in preview. The Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator allows you to configure and estimate the costs for Microsoft Azure products. This is essential when calculating various business scenarios. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you might consider involving software

2017-06-21

Microsoft Risk Assessments: Detect and Mediate Risks Before They Become Problems

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 Licensing: Full Guide

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

Microsoft Copilot Studio & Copilot: Price Decreases and Deep Reasoning

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.

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