New Definition of “External Users”.

Currently, the term "External Users" refers to users that are not employees, onsite contractors or onsite agents of Customer or its Affiliates.

Effective 1st October 2024, "External Users" will be modified for products that include External Users use rights in product terms. The new definition will refer to users that are not (a) employees of Customer or its Affiliates, (b) contractors or agents that typically work for Customer or its Affiliates for more than 30 hours on average per week, or (c) contractors or agents that typically work onsite for Customer or its Affiliates on each working day. 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/Update-to-external-users-2024

REMINDER: Changes to Power BI Premium Capacity licensing.

Microsoft have announced the retirement date of Power BI Premium Capacity SKU’s (P1-P5).

To allow for easier transition, Microsoft have allowed P SKU users to access all of the Fabric suite capabilities.

*New Customers will not be able to purchase Power BI Premium Capacity past 1st July 2024.

*After 1st January 2025, existing Power BI Premium Capacity customers will need to transition to the Fabric SKU’s upon renewal.

Important update coming to Power BI Premium licensing | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

Copilot for Microsoft 365 Expansion. 

From 12th June, more users can benefit from Copilot with these qualifying base licenses:

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Business and Enterprise
  • Microsoft Teams Essentials and Enterprise
  • Microsoft Teams EEA (European Economic Area)
  • Exchange Plan 1 & 2 and Kiosk
  • SharePoint Plan 1 & 2
  • OneDrive for Business Plan 1 & 2
  • Microsoft Planner Plan 1 (formerly Project Plan 1)
  • Microsoft Project Plan 3 & 5
  • Project Online Essentials
  • Visio Plan 1 & 2
  • Microsoft ClipChamp

 

Viva Glint will be generally available through Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) on 1st July 2024.

Viva Glint will be generally available on CSP on 1st July 2024.

Commercial customers can purchase the standalone Viva Glint SKU across all sales channels.

Viva Glint is already available as part of the Viva Suite SKU and the Viva Glint charity SKU is available for qualifying customers.

The minimum seat purchase requirement for Viva Glint is 50 seats. Customers must also have a base Entra SKU to deploy Viva Glint. Viva Glint is an enterprise-wide product so the license count should be equal to the number of users in Viva Glint.