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New extended support dates for MDOP tools

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Sep 04, 2019
To simplify planning for IT, we have standardized the support lifecycle for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) and are announcing a single end of support date for all the tools in the MDO...
Updated Sep 05, 2019
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Jan 16, 2020

>>I think Microsoft abandoning their Corporate clients is quite ridiculous

lforbes regarding this, we just extended these tools (AGPM by more than 5 years), so I'm not sure how that constitutes abandoning our corporate customers,

>>And no we won't be using Azure 

I didn't suggest anywhere in the article that you must go to Azure. But you say you can't because Azure's security breaks Canadian laws. I'm not sure what you mean by that, as we have Canadian customers. But that conversation's not for this blog.

 

Regarding AGPM's roadmap, we are looking at all scenarios of a forward path and will let everyone know what that forward path is when it's decided. Whether it is to integrate the tool directly into Server, keep it stand-alone and keep upgrading new versions, or something else altogether, we are looking at all scenarios.