Welcome to the Public Sector community!
Hi all, Welcome to the Public Sector Community! This is a space to connect and discuss the solutions, challenges and best practices for IT in the public sector. A special thanks to Tracy Moran for suggesting this space in our Ideas Exchange. Thanks for your help keeping this community a vibrant and useful place!Colloboration in the Public Sector, Local/State Government - and introduction
Hi All. My name is Adam Levithan. I'm a recent MVP in Office Services and Servers and I've been working with Public Sector, Local/State Government customers for over 10 years. I'm located in the center of the public sector, Washington DC and hear a lot of the opportunities with transitioning between versions of products, and certainly to the cloud. What are some key questions you have?Microsoft CityNext: Digital Transformation for Cities and Citizens
Changing urban landscapes can bring challenges for cities. It is forecasted that by 2050 more than 6 billion people, about 70 percent of the population, will live in urban areas. Microsoft CityNext is empowering cities to digitally transform and unlock their potential by delivering innovative digital services that can help them lead safer and healthier lives, enriched by high-quality education.Slow to receive new features
I think one of my biggest pain points with Office 365 is the slowness in which a Government tenant receives updates. For example, Sway was announced in October 2014 and Planner was announced in December 2015 and neither has shown up for my tenant. The other day my boss saw mention of Microsoft Teams in news media and was excited and wanted to know when we would have access. I had to tell him that it can be years before our tenant receives a feature, even though we are paying for it.Unavailable Features
Edit: Only 1 and 1/2 has been delivered from the list Here are the products that are still unavailble to my organization as a Government tenant and when they were first announced. Sway: Oct. 2014 Connectors: Nov. 2015 Flow: Nov. 2015 Planner: Dec. 2015 Forms: June 2016 Stream: July 2016 Outlook for iOS/Android: Sept. 2016 - Delivered April 2018 Teams: Nov. 2016, Teams "lite" is rolling out July 2018, no ETA on full Teams ToDo: Apr. 2017 Communication Sites: June 2017 Microsoft 365: July 2017 Apps for Microsoft Teams: August 2017 Anyone have any additional features to add that as Government tenants we are paying for but not receiving? I'll continue to update this post as new features are announced and not available to G tenants.
Windows Server CAL rights M365 G3
This resource shows that Windows Server CAL rights are included in M365 E3 licenses. https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/CALandMLEquivalencyLicenses/ Is it safe to say that the M365 G3 license includes the Server CAL rights as well? We have reviewed the government plan service descriptions as well as the Product Terms (but there is no entry for GCC). Could someone please direct me to a resource? Thank you.
Microsoft Reseller Authorization Number
We are Partners with Microsoft, we have MPN ID, CSP, MAP, everything. We need a Microsoft authorization number to resell the Microsoft products in Government-E-Marketplace. From Where and how can we get the code? We tried connecting with Microsoft Support through ticket, calls, mails, and partner support through mail, not helpful at all. Any Leads/Microsoft Partner Support Contact Number would be helpful. Thank you.
VDA Rights in a Microsoft G3 License via a CSP Subscription
If a customer has Microsoft G3 licenses in a GCC (government tenant) sold through a CSP Agreement, do they have on-premises VDA rights? The Windows Enterprise component of the Microsoft G3 is not available today when purchased through CSP, however I am wondering if they would still get on-premises VDA rights since they are paying for this functionality. In the commercial equivalent (the Microsoft E3), the VDA rights are included for onprem.
