Microsoft Project is a series of productivity solutions for professional project management. Recently Microsoft changed the names of the various subscriptions to align better with their ‘naming convention’ of ‘Plans’. Here is an overview: Various features When the number in…
SQL Server is one of the most used database application servers and Microsoft offers various editions. The licensing options are broad also, which makes SQL Server licensing complex. In this knowledge article we explain the basics of SQL Server licensing.…
With the launch of SQL Server 2019 on November 1st 2019 Microsoft also introduced new High Availability and Disaster Recovery options for customers with active Software Assurance on their SQL Server licenses. The good thing is it does not only…
Lately there is a lot of fuss about secondhand software licenses, especially in the Netherlands. A lot of resellers of those secondhand software licenses point to EU legislation and tell potential customers that ‘all is legal’ and there is ‘nothing…
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…