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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Azure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator in preview. This TCO Calculator allows you to evaluate potential cost savings if you migrate on-premises application workloads to Microsoft Azure. You specify the details of your existing infrastructure, various cost assumptions you
Microsoft announces that Microsoft Azure Active Directory group-based license management for Office 365 is now in public preview. This will offer two new services: firstly, you can assign a license template to an Azure Active Directory security group and then as users join and
When adopting new Microsoft technologies, it is critical to make sure that all affected employees have access to, understand and utilize these new technologies. Only by implementing technologies in a way, where everybody is onboard, you can maximize the business value of your newly implemented Microsoft solutions for your business
Effective July 1, 2025, Microsoft will implement price increases for its on-premises server products. The main change involves a 10% price increase for all standalone on-premises server products, including SharePoint Server, Exchange Server, and Skype for Business Server. Additionally, prices for the Core Client Access License (CAL) Suite and Enterprise
Effective July 1, 2025, Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) and Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (SE) become generally available, which marks a significant licensing shift in Microsoft’s approach to on-premises server products. It aligns them with the modern lifecycle policy and transitions them from a traditional 3-year version cycle