Microsoft E3 and Windows 10/11 E3 CSP Licenses and VDA Rights
Does a user licensed with a Microsoft E3 or Windows 10/11 E3 licensed through CSP, have VDA Rights for an onprem VDI server? My understanding is that this was recently changed to allow these rights through a CSP Agreement, whereas before it was only allowed through an EA or MPSA agreement. Here is the documentation I have found on this that I am hoping you can verify. I’ve attached the presentation from Microsoft that announced this change. Please go to slide 21 where you can see that you can run Windows hosted desktops on a server through the CSP model. I have attached the Licensing Brief for licensing for Virtual Desktops. If you look at Page 8, you will find the Summary Table, that shows that with a Microsoft E3, you have the ability to run the Microsoft E3 (or Windows E3) on an on-prem server. Thank you!Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Premium Announcement
Summary On January 1, 2024, Microsoft will release a new SKU for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance that empowers people with advanced business performance management capabilities. Dynamics 365 Finance Premium will provide creator access to advanced intelligence, insights, planning, and database capabilities that help customers accelerate business performance. The initial release will focus on creator access to Microsoft’s new extended planning and analysis (xP&A) capabilities that encompass the crucial tasks of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and corporate performance management. Business performance planning will become generally available on December 31, 2023 and customers will need to purchase Dynamics 365 Finance Premium licenses to use these capabilities. The new SKU will be available on price list preview starting December 1, 2023. This release is a significant step in establishing Microsoft as a leader in ERP with rapid innovations in finance to enhance business performance agility and empower teams with AI-guided planning, analytics, and insights to take next best actions. Make sure to review the blog to learn more: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/12/06/enhance-business-performance-agility-with-microsoft-dynamics-365-finance-premium/. Details Business performance planning Microsoft introduced the https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/05/31/introducing-extended-planning-and-analytics-for-dynamics-365-finance/ on May 31, 2023. The GA of business performance planning capabilities will equip Dynamics 365 Finance customers with a comprehensive view of financial and operational performance to empower more informed decision-making. These capabilities simplify and automate planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analytics through integration with familiar Microsoft Power BI and Excel environments. Initial release use cases will apply to finance “record to report” business processes including revenue planning, bottom-up planning, budgeting, forecasting, long range planning, merger and acquisition valuation, cashflow, risk mitigation, and capex planning. Additional data models will be added to extend use cases to include operational and workforce planning scenarios to deliver on the vision to: Unify disparate data from across the business into a single source of truth. Create, share, and collaborate across secure cloud reporting delivered through familiar tools with Microsoft Excel and Power BI visuals. Receive contextual AI-driven insights to improve business performance, embedded into the flow of work. Connect planning and operational data with AI capabilities to enhance forecasting. Business performance analytics https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/02/22/deliver-insights-with-dynamics-365-finance-business-performance-analytics/ on February 22, 2023, business performance analytics provides Dynamics 365 Finance customers with self-service analytics and reporting that eliminates the need for finance professionals to have expertise in data science or IT. The business performance analytics capabilities are currently available in public preview and you can https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/business-performance-analytics/install-bpa and try it out today. These capabilities are available within the Dynamics 365 Finance SKU; however, looking forward, access to more advanced insights and AI-guided analytics will be available as part of the new Premium SKU. Dynamics 365 Finance SKU placemat – NEW Premium SKU Ensure your customers can activate the new business performance planning capabilities within Dynamics 365 Finance from the Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC) when they become generally available on December 31, 2023, by optimizing their SKU mix for finance and business performance management users. Any user that needs to create plans, budgets, forecasts, or financial analysis reports will need to have a Dynamics 365 Finance Premium license. Users that only need to read or make light edits to business performance planning tasks can use a Dynamics 365 Finance license. Those that only need to read reports or dashboards can use a Team Member license. You can find pricing details here: https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/finance/pricing/ Modernizing business performance management Microsoft’s new business performance planning and business performance analytics capabilities provide an advanced approach that goes beyond traditional financial planning and analytics to deliver across these planning and analytics use cases: Integrated Business Planning (IBP): Enables the integration of financial planning with operational and strategic planning, breaking down silos between different business functions. This holistic approach ensures alignment across your organization's various planning processes. Driver-Based Planning: Allow you organization to develop driver-based models, where key operational drivers (such as sales volume, headcount, or production units) directly impact financial outcomes. This dynamic modelling improves accuracy and responsiveness in forecasting. Scenario Planning and Analysis: Facilitate the creation and analysis of multiple scenarios, considering various internal and external factors. This helps you understand potential impacts on financial performance and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing business environment. Real-Time Reporting and Analysis: Get visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics. This ensures that decision-makers have access to the most up-to-date information, enabling timely and data-driven decision-making. Profitability Analysis: Conduct detailed profitability analyses by customer, product, or business segment. This granular level of analysis helps in identifying areas for improvement and optimizing resource allocation. Collaborative Planning: Encourage collaboration among different departments and stakeholders involved in your planning process. This collaborative approach fosters better communication, alignment, and a shared understanding of organizational goals. Cash Flow Planning: Effective cash flow planning is crucial for the financial health of an organization. Ensure you have robust tools for cash flow forecasting, helping you manage liquidity and make strategic decisions to optimize your cash position. Rolling Forecasts: Unlike static annual budgets, you need support for rolling forecasts, allowing your organization to continuously update forecasts based on actual performance and changes in the business environment. This adaptability enhances agility in financial planning. Ensure your customers are ready to adopt the new business performance planning capabilities and start 2024 with a better view of their strategic plans. Call to Action Familiarize yourself with the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Dynamics%20365%20Finance%20Premium%20FAQ_113023.pdf&download=1&protected=1 and https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Business%20Performance%20Management%20-%20Dynamics%20365%20Finance_for%20Partner%20Hub.pptx&download=1&protected=1 Read the blog: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/12/06/enhance-business-performance-agility-with-microsoft-dynamics-365-finance-premium/ Bookmark the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/products/finance Review the new Finance Premium SKU in pricelist preview Follow news to access demo resources and technical training coming in January 2024 Drive adoption with your customers and optimize the SKU mix to ensure people have access to business performance management capabilities More resources and technical training will roll out January - March 2024 Ask questions in the https://aka.ms/bizappsmpcIntroducing the Microsoft Copilot Copyright Commitment
Summary Today Microsoft shared with you https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/announce, a new commitment that extends the existing intellectual property defense obligations to commercial Copilot services, including Dynamics 365 Copilot, Copilot in Power Platform and Microsoft Sales Copilot, and builds on the previous https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/06/08/announcing-microsofts-ai-customer-commitments/. This means that if a third party sues a commercial customer for copyright infringement for Microsoft’s commercial Copilots, and/or Bing Chat Enterprise or the output the Copilots generate, Microsoft will defend the customer and pay the amount of any adverse judgments or settlements that result from the lawsuit, as long as the customer used the guardrails and content filters built into the products and is not attempting to generate infringing materials. The Microsoft Copilot Copyright Commitment will be effective starting October 1, 2023, and apply to paid versions of Microsoft commercial Copilot services and Bing Chat Enterprise. It will not extend to any free products, custom-built Copilot services, or consumer products or services, even if identified as a Copilot. It will be reflected in a single change to Microsoft’s https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/PT, where all applicable conditions will be detailed. Below are the key protections offered by this commitment. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and the relevant contractual terms will reflect the details. It will be extended to paid versions of Microsoft commercial Copilot services and Bing Chat Enterprise. It will not extend to any free products, custom-built Copilot services, or consumer products or services, even if identified as a Copilot. It covers third-party IP claims based on copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrets, or right of publicity – please refer to the FAQs for more details on the claims covered and exclusions. It covers the customer’s use and distribution of the output content generated by the Copilot services, but not the customer’s input data, modifications of the output content, or uses of output that the customer knows or should know will infringe the rights of others. It requires the customer to use the content filters and other safety systems built into the product and the customer must not attempt to generate infringing materials, including not providing input to a Copilot service that the customer does not have appropriate rights to use. Next Steps Use the resources below to prepare for customer conversations: Read and share the https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/announce and the https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/licensing Prepare for customer questions and meetings: Get the latest https://aka.ms/BACopilot story and resources Resources https://aka.ms/BACopilot Contact For more information about the Microsoft Copilot Copyright Commitment, please post questions here on the https://aka.ms/bizappsmpc. Call to Action Read and share the https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/announce and the https://aka.ms/CopilotCopyright/licensing Review the https://aka.ms/BACopilot Transform Page Engage in the https://aka.ms/bizappsmpcPower Platform FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect - Nominations now open!
https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2FFTRSANomination&data=05%7C01%7Calicia.sobiek%40concentrix.com%7Ca7efad24294a4590f66908dbb31233aa%7C599e51d62f8c43478e591f795a51a98c%7C0%7C0%7C638300663191195091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z7zfnot%2BI%2B4Ppu2PqLFIbYePwDtohSFWGUkaLH9Flkg%3D&reserved=0 The Microsoft Business Applications & Platform engineering team confers the designation FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect to practicing enterprise solution architects who consistently exhibit deep architecture expertise and create high-quality solutions for customers. They typically work for systems integrator partners, who may nominate solution architects to recognize their expertise. Systems integrator partners may nominate their solution architects who meet the below requirements. A panel of solution architects from Power CAT will then assess the candidate based on the architecture related artifacts and solution quality of the candidate’s projects. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2FFTRSANomination&data=05%7C01%7Calicia.sobiek%40concentrix.com%7Ca7efad24294a4590f66908dbb31233aa%7C599e51d62f8c43478e591f795a51a98c%7C0%7C0%7C638300663191195091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z7zfnot%2BI%2B4Ppu2PqLFIbYePwDtohSFWGUkaLH9Flkg%3D&reserved=0 submit your nominations here!New Attach Licenses for Business Central Premium - now available!
Hot this week - Microsoft just launched two new Attach Licences for Business Central Premium - Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service, at $20 per application. For customers with Business Central premium this is an amazing value add - for only $20 more, customers can take advanced of these capabilities, leverage the integration available across our Dynamics solutions, and truly transform and round out their backend and front end operations with these solutions. For partners, the new pricing SKUs can help expand your business applications footprint and address the critical digital transformation needs of customers today. Learn more about the new offer details and eligibility criteria and reach out to your customers now with the ready to go email template in this partner kit. Happy selling! Angela Angela Reese Kawano | Senior Partner Marketing Manager (She/Her) Business Applications & Global Industry Marketing | Partner Ecosystem Team Email: mareesek@microsoft.com| Phone: 202.2776441 | www.linkedin.com/in/angela-reese-kawanoIntroducing xP&A Capabilities to Dynamics 365 Finance
Summary On May 31, Microsoft announced the introduction of extended planning and analytics (xP&A) capabilities to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance. Microsoft’s xP&A solution enables greater accuracy, integrated planning, near real-time monitoring, and AI-powered insights, which helps finance teams make more informed decisions and achieve greater financial success. Licensed through an acclaimed third-party xP&A provider, this solution combines traditional FP&A features with innovations in AI and automation, resulting in an advanced and rapidly deployable xP&A solution. Importance of this announcement The xP&A solution significantly enhances Dynamics 365 Finance by addressing crucial customer needs in financial planning capabilities. The xP&A capabilities leverage the latest innovations across Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Cloud, enabling Microsoft to deliver comprehensive and near real-time insights. By integrating advanced and generative AI technology, Microsoft can provide powerful insights delivered through familiar user experiences like Power BI and Excel. Customers and partners can find additional information about the announcement via this https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/05/31/introducing-extended-planning-and-analytics-for-dynamics-365-finance/. Call to Action Learn more about the announcement https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/05/31/introducing-extended-planning-and-analytics-for-dynamics-365-finance/ Review the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/Annoucment%20FAQ%20for%20Dynamics%20365%20Finance%20Partner.pdf&download=1&protected=1 Join the new Microsoft Partner Community platform to stay connectedBring Back AI Builder Calculator
Hello, This is my campaign to bring back the AI Builder Calculator. Since Ignite, the AI Builder calculator at https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-builder-calculator/simply redirects to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-apps. I feel like this is a misstep. AI Builder looks to be a huge part of Power Automate and Copilot Studio and not giving users a mostly user-friendly way to go about calculating the # of AI Builder credits they will use doesn't seem like the right business decision. As of today, you'd have to know that the rate card is in the Power Platform licensing guide, know how many AI Builder credits you get in a bundle and do the math yourself. The AI Builder calculator did that for you and was an integral part of Microsoft's websites for years. Perhaps another reason this is nonsensical is that AI Builder has much more to do with Power Automate than it does Power Apps, so if you were going to redirect the site, why have it redirect to Power Apps. Please resurrect the AI Builder calculator for the good of the community. -Blake
Microsoft Action Pack - what to consider?
Hi, We are now considering about buying the Action Pack to replace the current Office 365 licenses, excluding the Basic licenses, but the ones with desktop applications (converting those to basic licenses). I understand that there's a hard limit of ten users. What other aspects should we consider before actually buying the Action Pack? I specifically want to avoid things like "I didn't know that..." or "I thought that..." that could occur after buying. The 30 day refund is otherwise a great feature, but if we try this with one user, so take basic Office 365 instead of the Standard (or what is it called?) license and install Office Professional from the Action Pack, I understood the refund is instantly impossible.
