There are updated (May 2024) Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents with some small changes such as the addition of the Entra ID Free plan. These useful documents tell you which (of the many) different components are included in which Office 365/Microsoft 365 plan, and there’s a table for SMB customers (https://bit.ly/3y7C5bS), and one for Enterprise customers (https://bit.ly/3K5Oik5), and still more for specialist US customers – one for GCC (https://bit.ly/44HOqQh), one for GCC High (https://bit.ly/4aak8q5) and the final one for DoD (https://bit.ly/3UrMlD7). And, if you’re a partner, there’s exciting news – we’ve found the Excel version of these files! Drop us an email on info@licensingschool.co.uk from your work email address and we’ll send it on.
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Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (May 2024) Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide with very minor edits detailed on the Change Log on page 63. Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/3wnv06n.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 licensing prerequisites extended
Microsoft update the May 2024 Product Terms to add some eligible licences for the purchase of Copilot for Microsoft 365: now, users licensed with Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 F1/F3 and Office 365 F3/E1 may also purchase this product.
Check out the Product Terms here: https://bit.ly/2OFt7vB.
Multi-tenant organisation capabilities within Microsoft 365
Microsoft announce that multi-tenant organisation (MTO) capabilities within Microsoft 365 are now generally available. These capabilities aim to enhance an organisation’s collaboration and communication activities across multiple tenants using Teams and Viva Engage. From a licensing perspective only one Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1 licence is required per employee per multi-tenant organisation, and a Viva Suite or Employee Communications & Communities User SL is required for the MTO capabilities in Viva Engage.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3wkgMmB, and use this site for a good explanation of the different options for organisations with more than one tenant: https://bit.ly/3QjywW8.
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (January 2024) Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises Licensing Guide. There aren’t major updates, just a few changes to the Configuration Components section on page 8.
Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/3UqiTOW
Upcoming retirement of Power BI Premium capacity
Microsoft announce that Power BI Premium capacity SKUs (the P-SKUs) will be retired in favour of Fabric capacity. New customers will not be able to purchase the P-SKUs after 1 July, 2024, but existing non-EA customers can renew their existing subscriptions until 1 January, 2025 and then (if required) purchase more capacity until the end of the subscription term, and EA customers can, of course, purchase/renew until the end of the EA term. There are no changes to either Power BI Pro or Power BI Premium Per User licensing.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3vLtBq4.
Dynamics 365 price increases
Microsoft announce that there will be price increases to the Dynamics range of products from 1 October, 2024 affecting both cloud versions and their on-premises equivalents.
The increases range from 10.53% for the CRM Enterprise licences ($105 from $95) to 16.67% for the ERP Enterprise licences ($210 from $180), with an increase of $15 for all tiers for Microsoft Relationship Sales licences. Pricing for Dynamics 365 Business Central remains unchanged.
The increases apply globally for all new customers, and for existing customers on their next renewal after 1 October, 2024.
You can find the full table of changes here: https://bit.ly/4cWIoP8, and the announcement article here: https://bit.ly/4cUruRp.
 Power Platform Licensing Guide
There’s an updated (April 2024) Power Platform Licensing Guide with a couple of changes.
Firstly, it’s updated for the new Finance Premium and Supply Chain Management licences – both licensed per user per month at $300.
Then there are some wording changes which make it sound like there are some new licences… Previously, use rights for Power Apps/Automate included in some Microsoft 365/Office 365 licences were called just that – “included use rights”. Now, the set of Power Apps rights included in Microsoft 365/Office 365 licences is called Power Apps Basic (see page 11), and likewise for Power Automate Basic (page 17).
Get the updated guide here: https://bit.ly/4aJbQ9m.
Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents
There are updated (April 2024) Microsoft 365 plan comparison documents adjusted for the removal of Teams (see our blog: https://bit.ly/3vC9SZR).
These useful documents tell you which (of the many) different components are included in which Office 365/Microsoft 365 plan, and there’s a table for SMB customers (https://bit.ly/4aRMdDy), and one for Enterprise customers (https://bit.ly/4aPxgSg), and still more for specialist US customers – one for GCC (https://bit.ly/3Jl5Ub0), one for GCC High (https://bit.ly/4cR0GS9) and the final one for DoD (https://bit.ly/49Bmqyy). And, if you’re a partner, there’s exciting news – we’ve found the Excel version of these files!
Drop us an email on info@licensingschool.co.uk from your work email address and we’ll send it on.
Supply Chain Management Premium
Microsoft announce that Supply Chain Management Premium is available, which gives new demand planning capabilities for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management powered by Copilot. It’s licensed via a User Subscription Licence costing $300 dollars per user per month, with a minimum purchase of 10 licences.
Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3JkV98N, and pricing and product information here: https://bit.ly/3UhDO5R.