As announced by Microsoft previously, the extended support for Windows 7 ends after January 14, 2020. Also see our news item about Windows 7 end of support. But for customers using Office365ProPlus on Windows 7 there is an additional complication.…
Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure is general available and is an alternative for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in your own datacenter. Besides the pro’s and con’s of going to the cloud, there are some licensing concerns to be considered.…
… but without the Windows Phone operating system. It will run on Android and be packed with Microsoft Apps to support frontline workers and other highly mobile professionals. All announced in the Surface event on October 2nd. Here are all…
SMB organizations wanting to use Office 365 Applications on a network server were forced to subscribe to the Office 365 Enterprise E3 or E5 subscription. With the Office 365 Business shared computer activation announced earlier this year this has changed.…
Building business applications and workflow with Microsoft PowerApps and Microsoft Flow has grown substantial in the last year. Since licensing is complicated and with new features in place Microsoft has simplified the licensing options. Here is an overview of the…
Microsoft Software Assurance is an insurance policy safeguarding customer’s investment in Microsoft Volume Licensing. The program contains 28 different features which Microsoft refers to as ‘benefits’. Now Microsoft has announced some serious changes which undermines the ‘benefit’ part of Software…
As per the Microsoft announcement on August 1. Microsoft will change the licensing terms for dedicated hosted cloud services per October 1. 2019. Under the current licensing terms customer are allowed to use their on-premises software licenses with servers dedicated…
January 14. 2020 marks the date when Microsoft will end Extended Support for Windows 7. This means that after that date Microsoft will no longer issue software fixes and security updates. What to do now time is closing in on…
On August 1. Microsoft introduced Azure Dedicated Host in preview. Azure Dedicated Host is a single-tenant physical server dedicated to customers use. With that, Microsoft has extended the Azure Hybrid Benefits rights for customers with active Software Assurance on their…
And, what is in it for you as a customer? We all know the world of Software Asset Management is rapidly changing. With all sorts of cloud services you are using, there is more to do than the yearly check-up…
Microsoft has some cloud based services, stand alone subscriptions or as part of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 plans, that come with some risk. When a customer subscribes to such a service, the services becomes available for all users in…
As per the update status on Microsoft Partner Network site on July 12, 2019 Microsoft announces that the changes to MPN Internal Use Right licensing changes are revoked. Read the full post here. Nevertheless, changes are inevitable, so SAM4Partners remains…